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What sexual preference do you hope she has?” “Happiness.” Isnt that cool?

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Francesca Lia Block
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: January 3
Editor
Novelist
Poet
Writer
LA
California
Preference
Sexual
Cool
Happiness
Hope

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