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I had killed our careful relationship by driving my tongue through its heart and pushing it off a cliff.
Jeff Lindsay
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Jeff Lindsay
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: July 14
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Miami
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Jeffry P. Freundlich
Jeffry P. Lindsay
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