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Somewhere, deep within her, surfaces a tiny clockwork submarine. There are times when you can only take the next step. And then another.

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William Gibson
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: March 17
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
Writer
Conway
South Carolina
William Ford Gibson
Deep
Submarine
Steps
Submarines
Within
Surfaces
Times
Clockwork
Next
Tiny
Another
Surface
Take
Somewhere
Step

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