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One listless day followed another, with nothing to distinguish one from the next. You could have changed the order and no one would have noticed.

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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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