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He found himself in habiting the vast, empty plateau where most people live, between boredom and contentment.

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Jess Walter
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: July 20
Author
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
Spokane
Washington
Vast
Empty
Found
Live
People
Plateau
Contentment
Boredom

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