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She had a brainy girls discomfort about her own beauty and its effects on folks.
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David Foster Wallace
Age: 45 †
Born: 1962
Born: February 21
Died: 2008
Died: February 12
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The reader becomes God, for all textual purposes. I see your eyes glazing over, so I'll hush.
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