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Killing isn't free. It takes something out of you every time you do it. You get their life they get a piece of your soul. It's always a trade.
Paolo Bacigalupi
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Paolo Bacigalupi
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: August 6
Environmentalist
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Paonia
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Paolo Tadini Bacigalupi
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