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Security in human systems we're told will always, always last. Emotions are the sail, and blind faith is the mast. Without the breath of real freedom we're getting nowhere fast.

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Sting
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: October 2
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Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner
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