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I won't slave for beggar's pay, likewise gold and jewels, but I would slave to learn the way, to sink your ship of fools.

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Robert Hunter
Age: 78 †
Born: 1941
Born: June 23
Died: 2019
Died: September 23
Guitarist
Lyricist
Musician
Poet
Singer
Songwriter
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Writer
Arroyo Grande
California
Robert C. Christie Hunter
Robert Burns
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Likewise
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Jewels
Learn
Sink
Way
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