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How far can we go? How much can we absorb and still have some peace of mind?

Sandra Bernhard

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Sandra Bernhard
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: June 6
Comedian
Film Actor
Singer
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Writer
Flint
Michigan
Absorb
Peace
Stills
Still
Much
Mind

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