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Apparently deciding Charles’s brief introduction wasn’t good enough, his brother reintroduced himself. “Dr. Samuel Cornick, elder brother and tormentor. Very nice to meet you, Anna—
Patricia Briggs
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Patricia Briggs
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: February 28
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