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Art is a Great Goddess of infinite intrigue and illusion, and even a lifetime of worship may not find her fickle soul.

Robert Genn

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Robert Genn
Age: 78 †
Born: 1936
Born: May 15
Died: 2014
Died: May 27
Artist
Robert Douglas Genn
Art
May
Intrigue
Soul
Fickle
Find
Goddess
Great
Illusion
Even
Lifetime
Worship
Infinite

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