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They lay there for a few seconds, in the dark, in the future, listening to the fabulous clockwork of their hearts and lungs, and loving each other

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Michael Chabon
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: May 24
Author
Columnist
Essayist
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
Television Producer
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Washington
District of Columbia
Leon Chaim Bach
Malachi B. Cohen
August Van Zorn
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Loving
Hearts
Listening
Dark
Clockwork
Future
Lungs
Heart
Fabulous
Seconds

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