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Matt: I know you can cook. Meredith: What makes you so sure? Matt: Because less than an hour ago, you set me on fire.

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Judith McNaught
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: May 10
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San Luis Obispo
California
Cooks
Hour
Fire
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Meredith
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