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The main characters of this young adult, science fiction story are marcus w1n5t0n yallow. Cory doctorow is a coeditor of boing boing, a special consultant to the electronic frontier foundation, an mit media lab research associate and a visiting professor of computer science at the open university. Makers by cory doctorow meet your next favorite book. Cory doctorow is an awardwinning science fiction shortstory writer with more than 15 published stories.
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