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Humans are inscrutable. Infinitely unpredictable. This is what makes them dangerous.

Daniel H. Wilson

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Daniel H. Wilson
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: March 6
Author
Engineer
Journalist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Dangerous
Makes
Humans
Inscrutable
Infinitely
Unpredictable

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