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When Tatiana looked up from her ice cream, she saw a soldier staring at her from across the street.

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Paullina Simons
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: January 1
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St. Petersburg
Saws
Streets
Cream
Ice
Staring
Soldier
Street
Across
Looked

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