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Some of us get dipped in flat, some in satin, some in gloss.... He turned to me. But every once in a while, you find someone who's iridescent, and when you do, nothing will ever compare.
Wendelin Van Draanen
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Wendelin Van Draanen
Age: 60
Born: 1965
Born: January 6
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