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Knowledge is simply a terrible ocean we must cross, and hope that wisdom lies on the other side.

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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
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Debts are a heavy burden. Throw them off, and you walk free.
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