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People are shuffling by in long coats, with shopping bags and takeout, smoking cigarettes and feigning laughter - filling up their lives with distractions to shut out the chaos.

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Rob Payne
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: January 1
Editor
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Chaos
Coats
Laughter
Filling
Lives
Cigarette
Long
Distraction
People
Bags
Feigning
Shopping
Shuffling
Smoking
Distractions
Shut
Cigarettes

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