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Well I've got to get out of the rat-race now I'm tired of the ways of mice and men And the empires all turning into rust again. Out of everything nothing remains the same That's why I'm cloud hidden Cloud hidden Whereabouts unknown.

Van Morrison

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Van Morrison
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: August 31
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