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Children have a different convention of the fearful until they have been taught the proper things to be shocked at.

John Wyndham

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John Wyndham
Age: 65 †
Born: 1903
Born: July 10
Died: 1969
Died: March 11
Birmingham
West Midlands
John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris
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