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A hope fulfilled is already half a disappointment.

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Michael Chabon
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: May 24
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Columnist
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Science Fiction Writer
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Television Producer
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Washington
District of Columbia
Leon Chaim Bach
Malachi B. Cohen
August Van Zorn
Hope
Fulfilled
Disappointment
Already
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