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Ah well that I can't tell you. Diana ducked her head so that the brim of her bonnet covered her face. Some things must remain a mystery and for now I think I'll keep my opinion of you and your compliments to myself.

Anna Godbersen

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Anna Godbersen
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: April 10
Writer
Berkeley
California
Well
Mystery
Bonnet
Must
Head
Bonnets
Things
Opinion
Brim
Think
Face
Compliments
Thinking
Faces
Diana
Tell
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Keep
Covered
Wells
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