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One thing about London is that when you step out into the night, it swallows you.

Sebastian Faulks

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Sebastian Faulks
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: April 20
Broadcaster
Journalist
Novelist
Parodist
Writer
Sebastian Charles Faulks
Thing
Swallows
London
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Night

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