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I'm a barrel of monkeys, kid, though mostly I figure monkeys stuck in a barrel are just going to be pissed off.
Nora Roberts
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Nora Roberts
Age: 73
Born: 1950
Born: October 10
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So does that mean you're going to fall in love with me again? What makes you think i ever stopped?
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