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A lot of really big trees had died to make that desk. His mother had probably gnawed them down, used her nails to saw the boards, and finished the decorative cutwork with her tongue.
Jennifer Crusie
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Jennifer Crusie
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: September 17
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