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She's very pretty but she's honey from the icebox, if you know what I mean. Cold sweets won't spread.

Saul Bellow

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Saul Bellow
Age: 89 †
Born: 1915
Born: June 10
Died: 2005
Died: April 5
Author
Essayist
Novelist
University Teacher
Writer
Solomon Bellows
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Sweet
Cold
Pretty
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Icebox
Sweets
Honey

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