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He doesn’t beat me,” I said irritably. “I’d kill him if he did.” “She would. She has a temper. Stubborn, too. But we’re working on that, aren’t we, Ms. Lane?

Karen Marie Moning

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Karen Marie Moning
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: November 1
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Cincinnati
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