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She was petite, small in that way that made a man want to slay dragons.

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Julia Quinn
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: January 12
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Evergreen State
Julie Cotler
Julie Pottinger
Small
Made
Way
Men
Petite
Slay
Dragons

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