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Derek’s like, “So . . . what do you want to do first?” “I don’t know.” “Feel like ice cream?” “It’s, like, three degrees out.” “That’s why getting ice cream would be badass.

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Susane Colasanti
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: May 1
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