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Survival my only hope. Success my only revenge

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Patricia Cornwell
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: June 9
Art Collector
Crime Writer
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
Miami
Florida
Patricia Carroll Daniels
Hope
Revenge
Survival
Success

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rain slowly slides down the glass as if the night is crying.
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