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somehow, with the passage of time, and the dealines that life imposes, surrending became the right thing to do

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Randy Pausch
Age: 47 †
Born: 1960
Born: October 23
Died: 2008
Died: July 25
Computer Scientist
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Randy Frederick Pausch
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