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The Gunman is useless. I know it. He knows it. The whole bank knows it.

Markus Zusak

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Markus Zusak
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: January 1
Novelist
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Sydney
NSW
Gunman
Gunmen
Bank
Useless
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