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Just because you've seen something doesn't mean you'll stop looking. There's always something you didn't see before.
Lloyd Alexander
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Lloyd Alexander
Age: 83 †
Born: 1924
Born: January 30
Died: 2007
Died: May 17
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Lloyd Chudley Alexander
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