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I don't like my shoes,' said Rose. 'I'm wearing my shoes and you don't see me complain.' 'You only hear a person complain,' said Rose. 'Not see.' How has Rose lived for seventeen years and no one has killed her, not once?

Franny Billingsley

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Franny Billingsley
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: July 3
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