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Maybe the last human being on Earth won't die of starvation or exposure or as a meal of wild animals. Maybe the last one to die will be killed by the last one alive.
Rick Yancey
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Rick Yancey
Age: 61
Born: 1962
Born: November 4
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Richard Yancey
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