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The people that were invested in me staying the same way after a decade will most likely by default have to be disappointed.
Alanis Morissette
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Alanis Morissette
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: June 1
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Ottawa (Ontario)
Alanis Nadine Morissette
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