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There's an old Sysan saying that the soup of life is salty enough without adding tears to it.

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Iain Banks
Age: 59 †
Born: 1954
Born: February 16
Died: 2013
Died: June 9
Author
Novelist
Philosopher
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Iain M. Banks
Iain Menzies Banks
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Salty
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Soup
Tears
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Without
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