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A happening was looming. It was out there somewhere beyond the regular enclosed life that I had been living. It was out there, not waiting, but existing. Being. Perhaps it was only slightly wondering if I would come to it.

Markus Zusak

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Markus Zusak
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: January 1
Novelist
Writer
Sydney
NSW
Waiting
Slightly
Living
Regular
Come
Happenings
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Life
Somewhere
Enclosed
Beyond
Looming
Perhaps
Wondering
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