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I only know that all of those people would have sensed me that night, excluding the youngest of the children. I was the suggestion. I was the advice, my imagined feet walking into the kitchen and down the corridor.
Markus Zusak
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Markus Zusak
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: January 1
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