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History is an omlette. THe eggs are already broken.

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Orson Scott Card
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: August 24
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Science Fiction Writer
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Brian Green
Frederick Bliss
Byron Walley
Scott Richards
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P.Q. Gump
Byron S. Walley
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