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I have three desks. One empty for paperwork, one for the internet and email, and one for the writing computer.
Lee Child
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Lee Child
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: October 29
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Film Actor
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Coventry
England
UK
Jim Grant
James D. Jim Grant
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