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The universe is an intelligence test.

Timothy Leary

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Timothy Leary
Age: 75 †
Born: 1920
Born: October 22
Died: 1996
Died: May 31
Actor
Psychologist
Writer
Springfield
Massachusetts
Timothy Francis Leary
Universe
Test
Tests
Intelligence

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Give death a better name or die trying.
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