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You're a wicked man. Thank you. It's taken years of diligent practice.

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Iain Banks
Age: 59 †
Born: 1954
Born: February 16
Died: 2013
Died: June 9
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Science Fiction Writer
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Iain M. Banks
Iain Menzies Banks
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I'm an only child so am happy with my own company and I don't really get lonely.
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Soon equates to good, later to worse, Uagen Zlepe, scholar. Therefore, immediacy.
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I think we need politicians we need people who want to serve.
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-Then what, Lededje asked, trying to keep her voice cold and not get caught up in the avatar´s obvious enthusiasm, is making you smile about a disaster? -Well, first, I didn´t cause it! Nothing to do with me, hands clean. Always a bonus.
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