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Somewhere between apathy and anarchy lies the thinking human being.

Rod Serling

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Rod Serling
Age: 50 †
Born: 1924
Born: December 25
Died: 1975
Died: June 28
Film Producer
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
Writer
Syracuse
New York
Rodman Edward Serling
Humans
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Apathy
Anarchy
Somewhere
Lies
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Human

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