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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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Lilith Saintcrow
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: January 1
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New Mexico
United States
Anna Beguine
Lili St. Crow
Careful
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Nice
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Rabid
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