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Avoid men who call you Baby, and women who have no friends, and dogs that scratch at their bellies and refuse to lie down at your feet. Wear dark glasses bathe with lavender oil and cool fresh water. Seek shelter from the sun at noon.

Alice Hoffman

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Alice Hoffman
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: March 16
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
New York City
New York
Dark
Cool
Belly
Friends
Wear
Shelter
Lying
Dog
Oil
Bellies
Water
Seek
Dogs
Lavender
Women
Sun
Fresh
Bathe
Men
Baby
Glasses
Scratch
Feet
Avoid
Scratches
Call
Refuse
Noon

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