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Apocalypse has come and gone. We're just grubbing in the ashes.
Samuel R. Delany
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Samuel R. Delany
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: April 1
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Science Fiction Writer
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New York City
New York
Samuel Ray Delany
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Samuel Ray Delany
Chip Delany
Samuel Ray Chip Delany
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K. Leslie Steiner
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