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The end-of-summer winds make people restless.

Sebastian Faulks

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Sebastian Faulks
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: April 20
Broadcaster
Journalist
Novelist
Parodist
Writer
Sebastian Charles Faulks
Winds
Restless
Summer
Wind
Ends
Make
People
Summertime

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