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You are getting too old for this. A man is as old as he feels, woman! And how old do you feel? About ninety.

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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
Ninety
Getting
Woman
Feel
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Men

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