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I categorically declare first my absolute innocence, second my lack of criminal intent, and third my effusive apologies.

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Jack Vance
Age: 96 †
Born: 1916
Born: August 28
Died: 2013
Died: May 26
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
San Francisco County
California
John Holbrook Vance
Jack Vance
John H. Vance
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Criminals
Absolutes
Categorically
Absolute
Apologies
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Declare
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Intent
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Criminal
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Innocence

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