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One doesn't generally look into mirrors when one is especially angry one has better things to do, like pace the floor or throw things.

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Robin McKinley
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: November 16
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Warren
Ohio
Jennifer Carolyn Robin McKinley
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Mirrors
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Floor

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