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The so-called Real World. Human misery and sadness. Blind politics and general cruelty.
Tanith Lee
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Tanith Lee
Age: 67 †
Born: 1947
Born: September 19
Died: 2015
Died: May 24
Novelist
Poet
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
London
England
Esther Garber
Judas Garbah
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Misery
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General
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Politics
Human
Humans
Cruelty
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Sadness
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