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I always thought that bagels and lox was my soul food, but it turns out it's sushi.

Sara Sheridan

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Sara Sheridan
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: June 7
Novelist
Writer
Edinburgh
Scotland
Thought
Soul
Always
Bagels
Sushi
Food
Turns

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