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You can make really effective changes when your consciousness is free of emotional turmoil.

Ken Keyes Jr.

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Ken Keyes Jr.
Age: 74 †
Born: 1921
Born: January 19
Died: 1995
Died: December 20
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Atlanta
Georgia
Ken Keyes
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Consciousness
Free
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