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I've given up asking questions. l merely float on a tsunami of acceptance of anything life throws at me ... and marvel stupidly.
Terry Gilliam
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Terry Gilliam
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: November 22
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Terrence Vance Gilliam
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