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Television is, to my mind, the most insidious drug that the 20th Century has had to deal with.
Terence McKenna
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Terence McKenna
Age: 53 †
Born: 1946
Born: November 16
Died: 2000
Died: April 3
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Terence Kemp McKenna
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