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Katy skipped over, her low-rise jeans threatening to fall off her skinny hips. With some girls, that was a sexy look. With Katy, it made you nervous.

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Sara Zarr
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: October 3
Novelist
Writer
Cleveland
Ohio
Rise
Katy
Lows
Skipped
Girls
Skinny
Girl
Threatening
Fall
Jeans
Look
Hips
Looks
Sexy
Made
Nervous

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