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You need a mind open to possibility, conditioned to love the creative spirit we all have inside ourselves.

Yanni

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Yanni
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: November 14
Composer
Pianist
Giannis Chrysomallis
Mind
Optimism
Love
Possibility
Inside
Open
Creative
Spirit
Need
Needs
Conditioned

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