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How scary and sudden the shift from Living to Dead.

How scary and sudden the shift from Living to Dead.

Approximate author period: c. 1977 AD · modern

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Marisha Pessl
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Approximate author period: c. 1977 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Marisha Pessl: documented birth year 1977; activity date not established. Wikidata Q289812, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q289812 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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