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I knew the answer, and--of course--so did Ramses. He has superb breath control and always gets in ahead of me.

Barbara Mertz

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Barbara Mertz
Age: 85 †
Born: 1927
Born: September 29
Died: 2013
Died: August 8
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Illinois
Elizabeth Peters
Barbara Michaels
Barbara Louise Mertz
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