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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
Author
Writer
London
England
David Andrew Gemmell
Ross Harding
Everyday
Boys
Dead
Wants
Story
Girl
Stories
Really
Meets

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