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Sometimes it's like you're a big pie settin' on the table, and everybody runs up and gets their piece of you. When it's over' the plate's empty.
Loretta Lynn
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Loretta Lynn
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: April 14
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Butcher Holler
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