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The parrots are great. They do something I refer to as the Phone Call from Venus. They repeat all my phone conversations. It can very annoying - like having a lot of children in the house screaming.

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Carrie Fisher
Age: 60 †
Born: 1956
Born: October 21
Died: 2016
Died: December 27
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