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Proximity bred familiarity, and familiarity bred comfort.

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Nicholas Sparks
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: January 1
Athletics Competitor
Film Producer
Novelist
Screenwriter
Taekwondo Athlete
Writer
Omaha
Nebraska
Nicholas Charles Sparks
Proximity
Bred
Familiarity
Comfort

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