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Once in a very long time you come across a book that is far, far more than the ink, the glue and the paper, a book that seeps into your blood.

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Tahir Shah
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: November 16
Author
Comedian
Explorer
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
London
England
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Come
Long
Seeps
Time
Ink
Glue
Across
Paper
Blood

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