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When they kissed she immediately felt his tongue, tensed and strong, pushing past her teeth, like some bully shouldering his way into a room. Entering her.

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Ian Mcewan
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: June 21
Author
Film Producer
Novelist
Playwright
Screenwriter
Writer
Belfast
Ireland
Room
Tensed
Rooms
Kissed
Strong
Bully
Felt
Entering
Past
Immediately
Way
Pushing
Like
Teeth
Tongue
Shouldering

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