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It was spring break, so the theater was always packed with high schools students. It was an animal house. I wanted to burn the place down.

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Haruki Murakami
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: January 12
Athletics Competitor
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Science Fiction Writer
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Kyōto
Murakami Haruki
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