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“Parker spent two weeks on the white sand beach at Biloxi, and on a white sandy bitch named Belle.” quote by Richard Stark — Download Open image

““Parker spent two weeks on the white sand beach at Biloxi, and on a white sandy bitch named Belle.””

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