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Destiny can sometimes be history coming back to bite you in the arse.
Hal Duncan
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Hal Duncan
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: October 21
Fiction Writer
Novelist
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Science Fiction Writer
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The Crossroads of Ayrshire
Destiny
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