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I am here, alone, at the end of the world. I reach out and touch nothing.”.

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
Alone
Ends
Nothing
World
Touch
Reach

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