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You love her, Teddy observed quietly. Henry replied with an uncharacteristic lack of irony: Yes. Teddy's eyes shifted to the plaster interlacing that decorated the ceiling in curlicues. Lord, you never make it easy, do you. No.
Anna Godbersen
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Anna Godbersen
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: April 10
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