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My only means of self defense is to wiggle my eye and feign being a salamander. It has saved my life but once I was partially eaten by a bald eagle who thought I was a salamander. Hence, my skills. Hence.

Thom Yorke

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Thom Yorke
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: October 7
Composer
Ecologist
Guitarist
Musician
Pianist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Thomas Edward Yorke
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Bald
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Self
Eaten
Salamander
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Life
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