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Born	April 18, 1947? • New York City • New York
Died	November 30, 1997 • Tijuana • Mexico
Notable Works	“Blood and Guts in High School” • “Don Quixote” • “Empire of the Senseless” • “Pussy, King of the Pirates” • “The Childlike Life of the Black Tarantula”

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