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“You know about psychosis, Doctor. You should recognize the symptoms. Grandiose delusions. Religious mania. Paranoid violence. Sounds like society to me.”

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Hal Duncan, born on October 21, 1971, is a renowned fiction writer from Scotland. His works are known for their unique literary style and rich imagination, which have won him a dedicated readership. more

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