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I got you a present. Did you? It's a book of poetry--romancy stuff. I thought, 'How schmaltzy is that,' so it seemed like the thing. Then I screwed up and left it in my desk at work

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Nora Roberts
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: October 10
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