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Things, very strange things, happen in folktales and there is never much attention given to the whys and wherefores.

Marisa Silver

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Marisa Silver
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: April 23
Author
Film Director
Screenwriter
Shaker Heights
Ohio
Happens
Much
Things
Folktales
Never
Whys
Strange
Happen
Attention
Given

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