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Humans, if nothing else, have the good sense to die.

Markus Zusak

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Markus Zusak
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: January 1
Novelist
Writer
Sydney
NSW
Else
Humans
Nothing
Heart
Good
Dies
Sense

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