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We'd been assured it wouldn't be painful, though she might experience 'discomfort,' a term beloved of the medical profession that seems to be a synonym for agony that isn't yours.
Lionel Shriver
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Lionel Shriver
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 18
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Gastonia
North Carolina
Margaret Ann Shriver
Margaret Shriver
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