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They always say they didn't. I never heard of one who said, 'You know, I deserve this.' Never happens.
Michael Crichton
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Michael Crichton
Age: 66 †
Born: 1942
Born: October 23
Died: 2008
Died: November 4
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John Michael Crichton
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