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Never forget that the nurturing and preservation of your own muse is job one. Lose it and you may be losing a great deal.

Robert Genn

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Robert Genn
Age: 78 †
Born: 1936
Born: May 15
Died: 2014
Died: May 27
Artist
Robert Douglas Genn
Jobs
Muse
May
Preservation
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Losing
Never
Deal
Deals
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Loses
Forget
Nurturing

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