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If it would benefit you, I would kill every wolf here. But there are things that you need to do -- and interfering with that is not protecting, not in my book. The best way for me to protect you is to encourage you to be able to protect yourself.

Patricia Briggs

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Patricia Briggs
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: February 28
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