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So, you're worried that a pink dragon will fly over the concent and fart nerve gas on us?

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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
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