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I can see inside planes!' he yells. 'Come and look!' It's difficult climbing in a mini dress...I haul myself up even though my arms ache. I want to see inside planes too. I want to watch the wind and catch birds in my fist.

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
Wind
Birds
Yells
Inside
Catch
Mini
Though
Dress
Haul
Difficult
Dresses
Fist
Look
Bird
Fists
Come
Watches
Ache
Looks
Watch
Climbing
Even
Arms
Planes

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