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You see? I know where every single book used to be in the library. She pointed to the shelf opposite. Over there was Catch-22, which was a hugely popular fishing book and one of a series, I believe.

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Jasper Fforde
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: January 11
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Science Fiction Writer
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