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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.

Alan Moore

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Alan Moore
Age: 70
Born: 1953
Born: November 18
Comics Artist
Comics Writer
Novelist
Opinion Journalist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Curt Vile
Jill de Ray
Translucia Baboon
The Original Writer
Heard
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Voice
Relative
Remember
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Noise
Much
Absolute
Thunderclap
Masters
Hush
Generations
Louder
Silence
Shocking

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