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I tied a bunch of balloons to a beach chair and tried to float up to heaven. *begins to weep* There's no heaven, and birds tried to kill me! *shrivels up*

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
Beach
Balloons
Begins
Float
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Floats
Bird
Weep
Tried
Chair
Kill
Chairs
Heaven
Tied
Birds
Shrivels

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