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  <name><![CDATA[Richard  Murphy]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[I dropped out of college at nineteen and moved to LA, where I began wandering around looking for an entrance to the entertainment industry. Being the wizard that I am, it only took me about fifteen years to find it. While practicing my misguided circles of sorcery, I renovated houses and apartments to support myself. Those doors were open.]]></about>    <gender>male</gender>  <hometown>Grand Rapids, Michigan</hometown>  <born_at>08/10/1966</born_at>    
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Confessions of a Contractor]]></title>
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