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It doesn't matter if a cave has been in darkness for 10,000 years or half an hour, once you light a match it is illuminated.

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Paramahansa Yogananda
Age: 59 †
Born: 1893
Born: January 5
Died: 1952
Died: March 7
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Yogi
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