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Funny, 'ow you can 'old a jewel in your 'and, and toss it away, and not even know what you 'ad until it's gone.

Jennifer Donnelly

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Jennifer Donnelly
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: August 29
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Novelist
Writer
Port Chester
New York
Toss
Jewels
Ads
Gone
Funny
Away
Even
Jewel

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