And my guess is that, as the old saying goes, campaigns don't end.

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"I guess we do disappear into the background, " the 27-year-old former Army specialist said.

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What he would have made of the moat outside the old city's walls being made into a golf course is anybody's guess.

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It is not hard to guess which of the two groups is more likely to get a job outside government and come back to their old desks as high-paid contract employees.

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Today the 40-year-old music teacher is unsure of the total number of items in his collection, but his best guess is close to 2, 500 and he is continually adding more stuff.

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"So, uh, technology, I guess it's a big theme at the festival, " said Mr. Aronofsky, the 44-year-old director of, among others, "Requiem for a Dream" and "Black Swan, " during the last of four "Tribeca Talks: Directors Series" events.

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