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On my fortieth birthday, rather than merely bore my friends by having anything as mundane as a midlife crisis i decided it might be more interesting to actually terrify them by going completely mad and declaring myself to be a magician.
-Alan Moore
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On My Fortieth Birthday, Rather Than Merely

Alan Moore
On my fortieth birthday, rather than merely bore my friends by having anything as mundane as a midlife crisis i decided it might be more interesting to actually terrify them by going completely mad and declaring myself to be a magician.
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