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On the sixth day God saw He couldn't do it all, so He created ENGINEERS

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Lois McMaster Bujold
Age: 74
Born: 1949
Born: November 2
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Science Fiction Writer
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Columbus
Ohio
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Sixth
Engineers
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Saws

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Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards.
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