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New carpet will exude poisonous formaldehyde for up to two years after it'd been laid. I know the feeling.

Chuck Palahniuk

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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
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Two
Years
Formaldehyde
Exude
Poisonous
Carpet
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