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Boys! Are they always this impossible? Do they always say cryptic, indecipherable things? (Note to self: work with Liz to adapt her boy-to-English translator into a more mobile form—like maybe a watch or necklace.)
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Ally Carter
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: January 1
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Oklahoma
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Sarah Leigh Fogleman
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