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I just can't. I'm married. I made my bed and now I have to lie in it.
Sara Gruen
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Sara Gruen
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: January 1
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Vancouver
British Columbia
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He stares at me, and then leans back in his chair. He's ill, Jacob. I say nothing. He's a paragon schnitzophonic. He's what?! Paragon schnitzophonic, repeats Uncle Al. You mean paranoid schizophrenic? Sure. Whatever. But the bottom line is he's mad as a hatter.
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