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People in extreme conditions are suddenly naked, realer than normal, perhaps even more alive.

John Shirley

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John Shirley
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: February 10
Film Editor
Lyricist
Musician
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
Songwriter
Writer
Houston
Texas
People
Extremes
Naked
Suddenly
Normal
Conditions
Perhaps
Alive
Realer
Even
Extreme

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