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Krentz is just flat-out addictive! 3.5Yes, this is dated, but in a good way as far as I'm concerned. Now that I live in Seattle I want to seek out Witt's End. :-) ...more "
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Yeah, I assumed it was about me, but humans assume everything is about them, too.
!! ah, yup !!
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