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After the group vet appointment--during which Lyle scratched the vet, the vet tech, and some poor woman minding her own business in the waiting room--we went back to Sabrina's and re-released the cats to their natural habitat.
Sarah Dessen
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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
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