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I've been poked and prodded in places I'd always prided myself on keeping untouched for that one special doctor who gives me a ring and a promise someday.

Libba Bray

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Libba Bray
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 11
Novelist
Writer
Texas
United States
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Poked
Promise
Untouched
Gives
Ring
Special
Doctor
Giving
Someday
Always
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Keeping
Prodded
Doctors
Prided

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