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When language is treated beautifully and interestingly, it can feel good for the body: It's nourishing it's rejuvenating.

Aimee Bender

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Aimee Bender
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: June 28
Novelist
Writer
the United States of America
Language
Body
Feel
Feels
Rejuvenating
Good
Interestingly
Nourishing
Beautifully
Treated

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