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Most books are so well written they barely have any effect on the reader's senses

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Steve Aylett
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: January 1
Author
Novelist
Satirist
Science Fiction Writer
Bromley
Wells
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Barely
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Senses
Effect
Reader
Effects
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