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Finger Eddie

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Eight Finger Eddie

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Eddie was an 85 year-old American who made his life in Goa, India.He arrived there in 1965 and helped pioneer a quiet brand of drop out spiritualism among Westerners. Eight Finger Eddie died recently. The World’s Alex Gallafent reports.

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