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We have laboured long to build a heaven, only to find it populated with horrors.
Alan Moore
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Alan Moore
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: November 18
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Noise is relative to the silence preceeding it. The more absolute the hush, the more shocking the thunderclap. Our masters have not heard the peoples voice for generations, Evey and it is much, much louder than they care to remember.
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