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I have to say my favorite stories are ghost stories. I don't like to see these made-up monster films or scary films with ghosts. It doesn't do anything to me. But a real ghost story that someone tells me, that I like.

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Sandra Cisneros
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: December 20
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