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You have amazing gifts. Don't squander them. Don't give them out meaninglessly, don't abuse them, don't take them for granted. You are the weapon you carry with you till the day you die. -Tatiana and Alexander
Paullina Simons
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Paullina Simons
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: January 1
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