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I Didn't Want To Be A Boy, Ever, But I Was Outraged That His Height And Intelligence Were Graces For Him And Gaucheries For Me.
-Jane Rule
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I Didn't Want To Be A Boy,
Jane Rule
I Didn't Want To Be A Boy, Ever, But I Was Outraged That His Height And Intelligence Were Graces For Him And Gaucheries For Me.
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