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Ah, Lady Maccon, how lovely. I did wonder when you would track us down.” “I was unavoidably delayed by husbands and Ivys,” explained Alexia. “These things, regrettably, are bound to occur when one is married and befriended.

Gail Carriger

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Gail Carriger
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: May 4
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