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It is always a taut moment in a foreign country waiting to see if your English-speaking guide speaks English.

Peg Bracken

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Peg Bracken
Age: 89 †
Born: 1918
Born: February 25
Died: 2007
Died: October 20
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Always
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Taut
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Guides
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Foreign

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