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From now on, I'm opting for ontological terrorism.

Grant Morrison

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Grant Morrison
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: January 31
Comic Book Writer
Comics Writer
Executive Producer
Playwright
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Glasgow
Scotland
Opting
Ontological
Terrorism

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This is the end of our sentence
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