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People leave strange little memories of themselves behind when they die.

Haruki Murakami

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Haruki Murakami
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: January 12
Athletics Competitor
Essayist
Linguist
Novelist
Prosaist
Science Fiction Writer
Translator
University Teacher
Writer
Kyōto
Murakami Haruki
Dies
Littles
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People
Behinds
Behind
Leave
Strange
Memories

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