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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: 49
Born: 1975
Born: January 1
Novelist
Writer
Sydney
NSW
Taken
Cheer
Start
Shore
Chance
Proper
Living
Wave
Best
Across
Cheering
Firsts
Brother
Sydney
First
Memories
Surfing
Growing
Catching

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