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Mountains in all their moods are symbols of something greater, something worth aspiring to. Mountains are powerful, dangerous, beautiful, noble and mysterious. Mountains get respect.

Robert Genn

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Robert Genn
Age: 78 †
Born: 1936
Born: May 15
Died: 2014
Died: May 27
Artist
Robert Douglas Genn
Dangerous
Mountains
Greater
Symbols
Powerful
Mysterious
Beautiful
Mood
Something
Noble
Mountain
Worth
Aspiring
Respect
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