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A Real Gimlet Is Half Gin And Half Rose's Lime Juice And Nothing Else.
-Raymond Chandler
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A Real Gimlet Is Half Gin And
Raymond Chandler
A Real Gimlet Is Half Gin And Half Rose's Lime Juice And Nothing Else.
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