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He prefers not to ruin things with any more questions. What it is is what it is.

Markus Zusak

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Markus Zusak
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: January 1
Novelist
Writer
Sydney
NSW
Prefers
Ruin
Ruins
Questions
Things

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