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Naturally curly hair is a curse, and don't ever let anyone tell you different.

Mary Ann Shaffer

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Mary Ann Shaffer
Age: 73 †
Born: 1934
Born: December 13
Died: 2008
Died: February 16
Librarian
Novelist
Writer
Martinsburg
West Virginia
Hair
Anyone
Tell
Ever
Different
Curly
Curse
Naturally

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