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she can face the baby she is newly pregnant with. In
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as well, go back to Cuba, in order to truly understand
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her in protest. Parker and Benchley are part of the
Algonquin Round Table, a group of writers who meet
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Village, where she is a legendary for her uninhibited
sexual exploits and mysterious fairy girl charm. For
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over) has come to see Carl. He’s a former ghost hunter
who’s now in an institution because he’s had what his
doctors think was a stroke and cannot speak or walk;
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take it to the cops. When questioned by her older sister,
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