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Anything pretty,' Claire will tell you, 'it's only for sale because no one wants it.

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Chuck Palahniuk
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: February 21
Essayist
Journalist
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
Writer
Pasco
Washington
Charles Michael Chuck Palahniuk
Anything
Claire
Sale
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