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So every creative act strives to attain an absolute status it longs to create a world of beauty to triumph over chaos and convert it to order.
Rowan Williams
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Rowan Williams
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: June 14
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Rowan Douglas Williams
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Baron Williams of Oystermouth
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