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He's become like that briefcase in the ground-full of gems yet void of light, so nothing sparkles, nothing shines.

Neal Shusterman

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Neal Shusterman
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: November 12
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Science Fiction Writer
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Brooklyn
New York
Void
Shining
Ground
Briefcase
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Briefcases
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Sparkles
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Nothing
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