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I think that this vein is close to being mined out already, but I'll say that my knowledge of and talent for linguistics are quite limited and I'm not aware of being a hell of a lot more interested in that topic than I am in others.

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