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Sometimes people leave you Halfway through the wood Others may decieve you You decide what's good You decide alone But no one is alone
Stephen Sondheim
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Stephen Sondheim
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: March 22
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Dramaturge
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New York City
New York
Stephen Joshua Sondheim
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