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There was one thing Bridget like about guys. They took insults well.

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Ann Brashares
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: July 30
Film Writer
Novelist
Writer
City of Alexandria
Virginia
Well
Thing
Bridget
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Insults
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Guys
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