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Our tongues have fallen madly in love and gotten married and moved to Paris.

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Jandy Nelson
Age: 58
Born: 1965
Born: November 25
Writer
New York City
New York
Moved
Married
Love
Madly
Tongues
Gotten
Paris
Fallen
Tongue

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