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I scowled at the world. And the world scowled back. We were locked in a stare of mutual disgust.

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Nicole Krauss
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: August 18
Author
Novelist
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Manhattan borough
New York City
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Scowled
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Disgust
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Disgusting
Locked
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