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Living in Sydney, I've taken the chance to start surfing again. One of my best memories of growing up is catching my first proper wave and surfing across it and my brother cheering at me from the shore.
Markus Zusak
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Markus Zusak
Age: 50
Born: 1975
Born: January 1
Novelist
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Sydney
NSW
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