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It happened fast. Thirty-two minutes for one world to die, another to be born.

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Justin Cronin
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: January 1
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
University Teacher
Writer
Eastern States
Dies
Born
Another
Two
World
Thirty
Fast
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