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She’s an old lady,” Barron says. “And she’s been locked up for years. Let her have some fun. She needs to blow off steam. Seduce old dudes. Lose money at canasta.

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Holly Black
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: November 10
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
New Jersey
United States
Says
Dudes
Loses
Seducing
Money
Steam
Needs
Locked
Years
Lady
Blow
Lose
Fun
Seduce

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