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Why did Mama say that? Had Papa made her angry again? He made her angry a lot. Gran said it was on account of his hores. One time Celia asked Nurse what a hore was, and Nurse paddled her and told her that was a bad word. Then why did Papa have them?

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Sabrina Jeffries
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: August 21
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Deborah Martin
Deborah Nicholas
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