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He thinks, I remembered you, Thomas More, but you didn't remember me. You never even saw me coming.
Hilary Mantel
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Hilary Mantel
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: July 6
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Hilary Mary Thompson
Dame Hilary Mary Mantel
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