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Allow me, in conclusion, to congratulate you warmly upon your sexual intercourse, as well as your singing.

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Muriel Spark
Age: 88 †
Born: 1918
Born: February 1
Died: 2006
Died: April 13
Biographer
Editor
Literary Critic
Novelist
Playwright
Poet
Screenwriter
Writer
Edinburgh
Scotland
Muriel Sarah Camberg
Dame Muriel Sarah Spark
Conclusion
Allow
Singing
Upon
Wells
Warmly
Well
Congratulate
Intercourse
Sexual

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