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I'm not very good at explaining things, she said. But I think you have beautiful eyes. I love the gold in them. I love that they're different from my eyes- I see mine all the time and I'm bored with them.

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Holly Black
Age: 52
Born: 1971
Born: November 10
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whatever you love, that is your weakness
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