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Coming Out Of My First Yoga Class, I Was Astonished That There Were Nothing But Hot Girls There. Just 55 Girls, Bobby Shriver, Who's A Buddy Of Mine, And Myself. I Came Out Of Class, I Was So High. I Been Sober 26 Years, But I'm An Ex-druggie.

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Coming Out Of My First Yoga Class, I Was Astonished That There Were Nothing But Hot Girls There. Just 55 Girls, Bobby Shriver, Who's A Buddy Of Mine, And Myself. I Came Out Of Class, I Was So High. I Been Sober 26 Years, But I'm An Ex-druggie.

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