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She took my hand and pulled me after her, her shoulders giving off a sweet peppermint concoction that the bodies of young women sometimes produce to make my life more difficult.
Gary Shteyngart
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Gary Shteyngart
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: July 5
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