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“Grandma kept turning around in the front seat of their old Fiat saying, "Look at you girls! On, Lena, you are a beauty!" Lena seriously wished she would stop saying that, because it was irritating, and besides, how was cranky Effie supposed to feel?” quote by Ann Brashares — Download Open image

““Grandma kept turning around in the front seat of their old Fiat saying, "Look at you girls! On, Lena, you are a beauty!" Lena seriously wished she would stop saying that, because it was irritating, and besides, how was cranky Effie supposed to feel?””

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