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You see, gentlemen, they have something to die for. They've discovered they're a people. They're awakening.

Frank Herbert

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Frank Herbert
Age: 65 †
Born: 1920
Born: October 8
Died: 1986
Died: February 11
Author
Journalist
Novelist
Photographer
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Tacoma
Washington
Frank Patrick Herbert
Franklin Patrick Herbert
Franklin Herbert
Franklin Patrick Herbert
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Gentleman
Discovered
Dies
Something
People
Gentlemen
Awakening

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