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Nothing is unnatural - just untried.

Rita Mae Brown

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Rita Mae Brown
Age: 79
Born: 1944
Born: November 28
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Lgbtiq+ Rights Activist
Novelist
Playwright
Poet
Polo Player
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Untried
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