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The world is full of banks and rivers running between them, of men and women crossing bridges and fords, unaware of the consequences, not looking back or beneath their feet, and with no loose change for the boatman.
Arturo Pérez-Reverte
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Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Age: 72
Born: 1951
Born: November 24
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