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“I began to analyze the movie [The Day the Earth Stood Still] and said it was really made out of these two characters [Nikola Tesla and Leon Teremin] who were brought together. That made it fascinating to me. And especially the language they made up, that Klaatu speaks. Because it has a Latin word order. It's like medieval Latin, but it had some Navajo phonemes in it and that kind of stuff.”

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Paul Laffoley, born on August 14, 1940, and passed away on November 16, 2015, was an artist whose category and identity remain unknown. His life story, achievements, and impact are currently limited in available information. more

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