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Mom was a smoker. my grandfather was a smoker. my aunts were smokers. my uncles were smokers. i don't know any smokers now, not even my mom.
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Mom Was A Smoker. My Grandfather Was

Jane Smiley
Mom was a smoker. my grandfather was a smoker. my aunts were smokers. my uncles were smokers. i don't know any smokers now, not even my mom.
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