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I have a lot of different collections of cards at home. It's hard to say my favorite deck, but there is a deck called the medicine cards, and it's Native American animal cards.
Valerie June
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Valerie June
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: January 10
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Valerie June Hockett
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