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This wasn't any mere song and dance here was a bold, blaring declaration howling itself into the empty face of death.
Chuck Palahniuk
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Chuck Palahniuk
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: February 21
Essayist
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Science Fiction Writer
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Charles Michael Chuck Palahniuk
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