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Merely to live without a pain Is little gladness, little gain, Ah, welcome joy tho' mixt with grief-- The thorn-set flower that crowns the leaf.

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Dan Simmons
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: April 4
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Science Fiction Writer
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