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Avoidance doesn’t solve anything it merely serves as a temporary salve.

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Tony Dungy
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: October 6
American Football Player
Basketball Player
Football Player
Jackson
Michigan
Anthony Kevin Dungy
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Avoidance

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