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To have a traitor for an ally is to have an enemy in waiting

Jacqueline Carey

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Jacqueline Carey
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: January 1
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Highland Park
Illinois
Ally
Traitor
Allies
Enemy
Waiting
Backstabbers
Backstabbing

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