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And too much informayshun can drive a man mad. Too much informayshun becomes just Noise. And it never, never stops.

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Patrick Ness
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: October 17
Author
Journalist
Literary Critic
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Fairfax
Virginia
Mad
Noise
Drive
Becomes
Much
Never
Men
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