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We sell our dreams and our potential to escape through that buzz.

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Macklemore
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: June 19
Actor
Composer
Dancer
Rapper
Singer
Songwriter
Seattle
Washington
Ben Haggerty
Sell
Sells
Potential
Dreams
Dream
Roaches
Buzz
Escape

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