DEBORAH TAPPER: Birthday Girl
Parents, siblings, uncles, aunts—even an old boyfriend or two. Candles extinguished, she pours sweet tea, cuts wedges of cake.
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Parents, siblings, uncles, aunts—even an old boyfriend or two.
Candles extinguished, she pours sweet tea, cuts wedges of cake.
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Parents, siblings, uncles, aunts—even an old boyfriend or two. Candles extinguished, she pours sweet tea, cuts wedges of cake. Opens gifts and cards, reading every greeting aloud.
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Parents, siblings, uncles, aunts—even an old boyfriend or two. Candles extinguished, she pours sweet tea, cuts wedges of cake. Opens gifts and cards, reading every greeting aloud.
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