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I don't go out of my way to make friends, that's all.
Haruki Murakami
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Haruki Murakami
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: January 12
Athletics Competitor
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Prosaist
Science Fiction Writer
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University Teacher
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Kyōto
Murakami Haruki
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Probably. Again with the probablys. A world full of probablys, she said.
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