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Former soldier, pool hustler, philosopher, last place runner, mediocre monk. Exemplars are Chinul, Longchenpa, Dogen, the 3rd Karmapa, Shardza T. Gyaltsen, Conway, Smullyan, t'Hooft, Wheeler, Snyder, Oliver, Hundertwasser.