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But sons are a different matter to a man. More a duty than an indulgence.

Libba Bray

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Libba Bray
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 11
Novelist
Writer
Texas
United States
Men
Indulgence
Sons
Son
Duty
Matter
Different

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