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And both of them remained floating in an empty universe where the only everyday & eternal reality was love.

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Age: 87 †
Born: 1927
Born: March 6
Died: 2014
Died: April 17
Autobiographer
Journalist
Novelist
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Publisher
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Short Story Writer
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LA
California
Gabriel José García Márquez
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Gabriel Jose Garcia Marquez
Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez
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Floating
Everyday
Empty
Eternal
Universe
Reality
Love
Remained

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