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Here's to five miserable months on the wagon and the irreparable harm that it's caused me.

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Stanley Kubrick
Age: 70 †
Born: 1928
Born: July 26
Died: 1999
Died: March 7
Camera Operator
Chess Player
Cinematographer
Director
Executive Producer
Film Director
Film Editor
Film Producer
Photographer
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The Bronx
New York City
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Wagons
Caused
Miserable
Shining
Harm
Months
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Irreparable

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