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Having been let out of the barn once, I know I wouldn't be happy if I were home all the time.

Meryl Streep

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Meryl Streep
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: June 22
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Mary Louise Streep
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Wrinkled, wrinkled little star... hope they never see the scars.
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