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I once got a huge, expensive flower arrangement from a person I didn't like, who sent it out of pure guilt. It had a hideous bird-of-paradise in the middle, and I thought it would never fade and die. I hated it.
Maeve Binchy
Maeve Binchy
Maeve Binchy
Born: May 28, 1939
Died: Jun 30, 2012

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