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Wouldn't-- Kel began to say, but the words stuck in her mouth. She swallowed and tried again. Wouldn't it be well, not nice to flirt with somebody you don't want to fall in love with?
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Tamora Pierce
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: December 13
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