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I would have preferred someone else to have been in charge of rescuing this story, but once again life has taught me that my role is to be a witness, not the leading actor.
I would have preferred someone else to have been in charge of rescuing this story, but once again life has taught me that my role is to be a witness, not the leading actor.
Approximate author period: c. 1992 AD · modern
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- Carlos Ruiz Zafón
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- Approximate author period: c. 1992 AD · modern
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