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I had become an atheist at the age of thirteen, when atomic bombs were dropped on Japan.

Paul Krassner

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Paul Krassner
Age: 87 †
Born: 1932
Born: April 9
Died: 2019
Died: July 21
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Japan
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Thirteen

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