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A wing or a thigh? Ah, I'm afraid we don't have any thighs left.

Karen Marie Moning

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Karen Marie Moning
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: November 1
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Science Fiction Writer
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Thigh
Thighs
Wing
Wings
Afraid
Left

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