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Power, wrongly used, defeats the oppressor as well as the oppressed.
Wally Lamb
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Wally Lamb
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: October 17
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I am a plodder, I make an appointment with my computer everyday and I have no idea where I am going.
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