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...and he just sat back and stared at the tube, almost interested in what was happening, trying to find the ability to believe in that lie so he could believe the one within.
Hubert Selby, Jr.
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Hubert Selby, Jr.
Age: 75 †
Born: 1928
Born: July 23
Died: 2004
Died: April 26
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