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Tatiana realized she was too young to hide well what was in her heart but old enough to know that her heart was in her eyes.

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Paullina Simons
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: January 1
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St. Petersburg
Heart
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Realized
Eyes
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Young
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Enough

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