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You have robbed me, and everyone here, of their purpose. That's not salvation, that's damnation.

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
Robbed
Damnation
Salvation
Purpose
Everyone

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