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Poor kid,' Jenna says, and rolls her eyes toward me for a moment. Then she returns to her book. 'She doesn't even understand what kind of place this is.
Lauren DeStefano
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Lauren DeStefano
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: October 13
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