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I would like to make sleeping my new hobby, except that I'm too tired, really, to have a hobby. But a girl can always dream.

Susan Orlean

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Susan Orlean
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: October 31
Journalist
Writer
Cleveland
Ohio
Like
Except
Sleep
Girl
Dream
Really
Hobby
Make
Hobbies
Always
Sleeping
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Tired

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