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And so the problem remained lots of the people were mean, and most of them were miserable, even the ones with digital watches.

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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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