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I held my crotch, closed my eyes and repeated my secret catechism.

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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
Catechism
Repeated
Closed
Held
Eyes
Secret
Eye
Crotch

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