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I might be a wicked girl who'd think nothing of eating a baby for breakfast, but I'd never allow myself to get expelled. It's far too public.
Franny Billingsley
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Franny Billingsley
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: July 3
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Father sighed. “Please spare me these arguments of yours.” “Whose arguments should I use?
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Did I kill him?” I said. “No, miss,” said Robert. “Pity.
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