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One of them hissed-not the hiss of a cat, a long, steady tone-more like the hiss of air escaping the rubber raft that is all that lies between you and a dark sea full of sharks, the hiss of your life leaking out at the seams.

Christopher Moore

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Christopher Moore
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: January 1
Actor
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Toledo
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