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We're not given the chance to choose absolute truth. Truth's always two-faced. The only thing we have is the right to reject the lie we find most repugnant.

Sergei Lukyanenko

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Sergei Lukyanenko
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: April 11
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Physician Writer
Psychiatrist
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
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