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One of the women at the clinic had remarked dryly that Harrow's personal magnetism not only affected men, women and children but also extended to armoires, assorted chairs and the nearby goldfish in a bowl.

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Lisa Kleypas
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: November 5
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Lisa Kleypas Ellis
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