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I'm good with words, but not the spoken kind I've often thought what a marvelous thing it would be if I could only conduct relationships on paper.

Kate Morton

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Kate Morton
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: July 19
Author
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Berri
South Australia
Australia
Good
Conduct
Would
Relationships
Paper
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Often
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Marvelous
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Spoken

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