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I'd kind of expected that kids who knew about the Real World wouldn't act like jock dipwads. Guess I was wrong.
Lilith Saintcrow
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Lilith Saintcrow
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: January 1
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Lili St. Crow
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Christophe, with the careful tone of an adult telling a kid not to pet the nice foaming-rabid pooch.
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