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One of the problems, hanging out with me, is that I can turn any topic into a toxic horror story. I've lost two girlfriends and a job by reading an ingredients label out loud, with annotations, at the wrong time.

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Neal Stephenson
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: October 31
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