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It is bad to suppress laughter. It goes back down to your hips. 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
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O. U. Levon
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