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The poor things keep calling in those – those pumbles, I think they're called – you know, the ones who mend pipes and things – Plumbers? – exactly, yes, but of course they're flummoxed.
J. K. Rowling
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J. K. Rowling
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: July 31
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