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We seem to inhabit a universe made up of a small number of elements-particles-bits that swirl in chaotic clouds, occasionally clustering together in geometrically logical temporary configurations.

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
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Chaotic
Numbers
Particles
Clustering
Bits
Occasionally
Geometrically
Small
Temporary
Configurations
Universe
Logical
Swirl
Seems
Clouds
Configuration
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