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English rain feels obligatory, like paperwork. It dampens already damn days and slicks the stones.

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Maureen Johnson
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: February 16
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
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Stones
Rain
Already
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Days
Paperwork
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Damn

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