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Well, he sighed to no one in particular, and looked up into yet another alien sky. Here we are again.

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Iain Banks
Age: 59 †
Born: 1954
Born: February 16
Died: 2013
Died: June 9
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Iain M. Banks
Iain Menzies Banks
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