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I'm not really the scented envelope kid of girl, preferring instead to send yellow Jiffy-lite mailers packed with whatever song is on my mind.

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Sarah Vowell
Age: 54
Born: 1969
Born: December 27
Actor
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Oklahoma
Sarah Jane Vowell
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