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They went inside. The young ones shuffled to a stop as their ironic sensibilities, which served them in lieu of souls, were jammed by a signal of overwhelming power.

Neal Stephenson

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Neal Stephenson
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: October 31
Author
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Science Fiction Writer
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Camp Annapolis Junction
Neal Town Stephenson
Stephen Bury
Soul
Overwhelming
Shuffled
Souls
Jammed
Ones
Sensibilities
Inside
Signal
Went
Signals
Stop
Ironic
Power
Served
Young
Sensibility
Lieu

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