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While I was thinking about that, the military, I read a book called On Killing, about the obstacles people have to pulling the trigger in combat. So sometimes you just absorb all this stuff without realizing you were doing research.
Charlie Brooker
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Charlie Brooker
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: March 3
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