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Fiction Is Fun Because You Get To Steal An Identity And Try To Make It Authentic.
-Dan Chaon
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Fiction Is Fun Because You Get To
Dan Chaon
Fiction Is Fun Because You Get To Steal An Identity And Try To Make It Authentic.
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