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The Only Time The Word Baby Doesn't Scare Me Is The Time That It Should, When It Is What A Man Calls Me.
-Amy Hempel
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The Only Time The Word Baby Doesn't
Amy Hempel
The Only Time The Word Baby Doesn't Scare Me Is The Time That It Should, When It Is What A Man Calls Me.
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