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Sympathetic characters usually have a voice. They usually don't have any trouble being heard.

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Steve Earle
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: January 17
Actor
Guitarist
Mandolinist
Peace Activist
Radio Personality
Record Producer
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Fort Monroe National Monument
Stephen Fain Earle
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Characters
Usually
Trouble
Heard
Voice

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I've never known of Wal-Mart to be a good neighbor in any town it's ever moved into.
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