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After a while it sort of began to rain, which is to say that it was the kind of rain that never comes to a decision about whether it's actually raining or not. Driving in it, you would never have been certain whether or not to turn on your wipers.

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Neil Gaiman
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: November 10
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