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Politics is ugly. Never doubt what small men will do for great power.

Paolo Bacigalupi

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Paolo Bacigalupi
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: August 6
Environmentalist
Fantasy Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Paonia
Colorado
Paolo Tadini Bacigalupi
Doubt
Small
Politics
Power
Great
Never
Men
Ugly

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