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The hands of Fate keep time on a heart-shaped watch. - Harkat Mulds(The Trials of Death)
Darren Shan
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Darren Shan
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: July 2
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D. B. Shan
Darren Dash
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Even in death may you triumphant
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