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[mickey Mouse] He Popped Out Of My Mind Onto A Drawing Pad 20 Years Ago On A Train Ride From Manhattan To Hollywood At A Time When Business Fortunes Of My Brother Roy And Myself Were At Lowest Ebb And Disaster Seemed Right Around The Corner.

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[mickey Mouse] He Popped

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[mickey Mouse] He Popped Out Of My Mind Onto A Drawing Pad 20 Years Ago On A Train Ride From Manhattan To Hollywood At A Time When Business Fortunes Of My Brother Roy And Myself Were At Lowest Ebb And Disaster Seemed Right Around The Corner.

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