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" I gotta say, the Catholic Church has churned out a lot of great artists and directors and actors, so if that's all they do, that's fine by me. If they're good at churning out tortured artists, that's great! "

Paul Rust

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Paul Rust

Sorry

People

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Really

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College

Own

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Three

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Blood

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