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It's part of the shape of the Universe. I only have to talk to somebody and they begin to hate me.
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Douglas Adams
Age: 49 †
Born: 1952
Born: March 11
Died: 2001
Died: May 11
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Douglas Noel Adams
Douglas Noël Adams
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