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Man, when you lose your laugh you lose your footing.

Ken Kesey

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Ken Kesey
Age: 66 †
Born: 1935
Born: September 17
Died: 2001
Died: November 10
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La Junta
Colorado
Kenneth Kesey
Kenneth Elton Kesey
Ken Elton Kesey
Ken E. Kesey
O. U. Levon
Men
Laugh
Laughing
Pranksters
Lose
Cuckoos
Relationship
Footing
Joy
Flew
Loses
Laughed
Happiness
Laughter
Reality
Smile

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