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Then I lie down on the horse blanket and drift into a dream about Marlena that will probably cost me my soul.

Sara Gruen

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Sara Gruen
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: January 1
Author
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Vancouver
British Columbia
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Probably
Lying
Dream
Soul
Drift
Blanket
Horse

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