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I was in the machine. My whole life. Then the machine coughed and spat me out. So I thought, OK, if I'm out, I'm out. All the way out. I was a little angry and it was probably an immature reaction. But I got used to it.

Lee Child

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Lee Child
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: October 29
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