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Life Is Like A Novel. It's Filled With Suspense. You Have No Idea What Is Going To Happen Until You Turn The Page.

-Sidney Sheldon

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Sidney Sheldon

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Life Is Like A Novel. It's Filled With Suspense. You Have No Idea What Is Going To Happen Until You Turn The Page.

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