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He liked the electric darkness and the hot dirty air and the blasts of noise and traffic and the manic barking sirens and the crush of people. It helped a lonely man feel connected and isolated both at the same time.
He liked the electric darkness and the hot dirty air and the blasts of noise and traffic and the manic barking sirens and the crush of people. It helped a lonely man feel connected and isolated both at the same time.
Approximate author period: c. 1995 AD · modern
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- Lee Child
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- Approximate author period: c. 1995 AD · modern
Approximate period for the recorded attribution to Lee Child, based on documented activity in 1995. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q333719 (checked 2026-10-08). This is not a quotation composition date or independent authentication of its attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q333719 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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