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There was a certain history to this. While heavily pregnant with Amelia, she had asked him if she was radiant or if she just looked like a waddling duck. He told her she’d looked like a radiant duck. This had not been the correct answer.

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Julia Quinn
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: January 12
Author
Writer
Evergreen State
Julie Cotler
Julie Pottinger
Asked
Duck
Told
Radiant
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Heavily
History
Ducks
Certain
Pregnant
Like
Correct
Looked
Answer
Amelia

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