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“We must find out what words are and how they function. They become images when written down, but images of words repeated in the mind and not of the image of the thing itself," is a quote made famous by William Burroughs. He was from the East side circle of “The Beats” and lived a interesting and intruging life. He contributed many different types of works to the world and appriately falls into the category of “The Beats.” Burroughs was born in St. Louis, Missouri on Feburary 5, 1914. Unlike the other “Beats” he was born into comfort. His grandfather had invented the adding machiene and his uncle had close ties with Hitler as well as other famous historical figures. Despite his background and the fact that he was considered intelligent, he was an outcast among other children and was labled a “pr