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Along with all else, Sandman is a comic strip for intellectuals, and I say it's about time.
Norman Mailer
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Norman Mailer
Age: 84 †
Born: 1923
Born: January 31
Died: 2007
Died: November 10
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So the blind will lead the blind, and the deaf shout warnings to one another until their voices are lost.
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