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When a woman gives birth her waters break and she pours out the child and the child runs free.
Jeanette Winterson
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Jeanette Winterson
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: August 27
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Film Producer
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Science Fiction Writer
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Short Story Writer
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Manchester
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