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The sickness of the mother runs on through the girl, leaving her small and helpless. Liquor flies through her brain with the force of a gun, leaving her running in circles.

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Lou Reed
Age: 69 †
Born: 1944
Born: March 2
Died: 2013
Died: October 27
Actor
Composer
Film Director
Guitarist
Musician
Photographer
Poet
Record Producer
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
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Brookdale Hospital
Lewis Allen Reed
Lewis Allan Reed
Mother
Gun
Leaving
Small
Liquor
Brain
Flies
Family
Helpless
Force
Sickness
Girl
Runs
Running
Circles

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