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Babies are smart. They can tell the difference between a responsive face and a blank face, wiped clean of emotion.
Madeleine M. Kunin
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Madeleine M. Kunin
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: September 28
Diplomat
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City of Zurich
Madeleine May Kunin
Madeleine Kunin
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