“An' though the rules of the road have been lodged
It's only people's games that you got to dodge”

—  Bob Dylan

Song lyrics, Bringing It All Back Home (1965), It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)

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American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and artist 1941

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