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You know how it is. Boy meets girl, girl wants boy dead. An everyday story, really.

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David Gemmell
Age: 57 †
Born: 1948
Born: August 1
Died: 2006
Died: July 28
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London
England
David Andrew Gemmell
Ross Harding
Dead
Wants
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Girl
Stories
Really
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Everyday
Boys

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