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Shadows of cloud lurked in the water, like holes the sun forgot about.

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Markus Zusak
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: January 1
Novelist
Writer
Sydney
NSW
Clouds
Shadow
Sun
Water
Lurked
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Forgot
Cloud
Shadows
Holes

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