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She'll understand what I already know - that death surrounds us all. And it tastes like metal between your teeth.

Jenny Downham

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Jenny Downham
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: January 1
Actor
Author
Film Actor
Novelist
Writer
Inner and Outer London
Taste
Already
Understand
Surrounds
Death
Tastes
Like
Metal
Metals
Surround
Teeth

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