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I don't want to have to give up me, in order to be his.

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Danielle Steel
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: August 14
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New York City
New York
Danielle Fernandes Dominique Schülein-Steel
Danielle Fernandes Dominique Schuelein-Steel
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Sing Me no songs tell me no tales cry me no tears, but remember me kindly.
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