Crashes on launch, even with option key held down

It crashes immediately whenever I launch. This happens even if I hold down the option key. I have version 23.0.1, which I believe is current.
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See "Creating a profile":
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/profile-manager-create-and-remove-firefox-profiles
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Standard_diagnostic_-_Firefox#Profile_issues
If the new profile works then you can transfer some files from an existing profile to the new profile, but be cautious not to copy corrupted files to avoid carrying over the problem.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox

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