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I have always been a spectator of life, you know, never a participant. Never. But now I am. Today I am, and I an awed and deliriously happy. This is the adventure I asked for, the adventure I am having I will be forever grateful to you.
Mary Balogh
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Mary Balogh
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: March 24
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