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Nothing spoils idle pleasure like too much awareness

Jacqueline Carey

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Jacqueline Carey
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: January 1
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Highland Park
Illinois
Spoil
Idle
Awareness
Pleasure
Nothing
Much
Like
Spoils

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