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My other friends are in music relaxation class, which I do not attend, because smooth jazz makes me angry sometimes.

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Matthew Quick
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: October 23
Novelist
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Camden
New Jersey
Smooth
Jazz
Angry
Class
Friends
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Relaxation

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