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I found, and find, the scrutiny of Dr. Lecter uncomfortable, intrusive, like the humming of your thoughts when they x-ray your head.

Thomas Harris

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Thomas Harris
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: April 11
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William Thomas Harris III
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