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Our opponent is an alien starship packed with atomic bombs, I said. We have a protractor.

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Neal Stephenson
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: October 31
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Science Fiction Writer
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Camp Annapolis Junction
Neal Town Stephenson
Stephen Bury
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