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We stumble on, thinks Jaslyn, bring a little noise into the silence, find in others the ongoing of ourselves. It is almost enough.

Colum McCann

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Colum McCann
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: February 28
Academic
Journalist
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Dublin city
Little
Noise
Enough
Thinks
Thinking
Silence
Bring
Almost
Others
Littles
Stumble
Find
Ongoing

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