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He frowns. A dance with the carnivorous Felicity? Why? Has she eaten all the other available gentlemen?

Libba Bray

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Libba Bray
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 11
Novelist
Writer
Texas
United States
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Dance
Carnivorous
Frowns
Felicity
Gentlemen
Eaten
Gentleman

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