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To find out more about Q: Enclosed is a photo of a glass dish she ba Watson won the Masters, largely Anne McCollam and read features by other Creators Syndicate Jones, Alex Rodriguez, Roger Clemens, Bill Ro-pleated gol with matching ser ving spoon. It was given to writers due toLawrence his monstrous yard Martina cardigans an andDunes cartoonists, visit theMall Creators Syndicate website at manowski, Taylor, 300-plus O.J. Simpson, Sunny Antique my parents as a wedding gift in 1925, and I www.creators.com drives and unorthodox swinging fit had comp Hingis, Ben Johnson, Marion Jones, Tonya Hard16th page, BW, 26x discount rate think it is a condiment dish. The set is yellow, style. But I, too,East became curious ing, Chinese gymnasts, German swimmerssame shade, June 10, 2012 - Volume 8: Issue #24 almost translucent. The dish stands about 6 COPYRIGHT 2012 CREATORS.COM aboutArmstrong. 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