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shivalan said: A young boy sees something he does not understand. That memory stays with him, awakening a desire for truth and meaning. "The want is the thing that drives us," he says. "Trust me. I have a story to tell."
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"A fresh voice, one that follows its own promptings and isn't going to be marshalled by what other people might want. It's about discovery, very much in tune with the zeitgeist."
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