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It was a sad loss, this illusion of importance, a humbling blow.

Hugh Howey

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Hugh Howey
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: June 23
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Monroe
North Carolina
Importance
Loss
Humbling
Blow
Illusion

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