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The problem, as I see it, is that you've been told and not told. You've been told, but none of you really understand, and I dare say, some people are quite happy to leave it that way.
Kazuo Ishiguro
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Kazuo Ishiguro
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: November 8
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