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On things she had to pack before leaving her home in advance of a forest fire, 1996. childhood pictures and pictures of my life. do you know how many pictures that is? not just this life; i have pictures from 13,000 lives.
-Shirley MacLaine
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On Things She Had To Pack Before

Shirley MacLaine
On things she had to pack before leaving her home in advance of a forest fire, 1996. childhood pictures and pictures of my life. do you know how many pictures that is? not just this life; i have pictures from 13,000 lives.
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