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AgadorSparticus

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65. I like the concepts but i think it could have been done better.

Reply to Mme. Defarge (Reply #28)

Sun Jun 18, 2017, 11:53 PM

Jun 2017

The actress that plays the lead was very blah to me. She didn't do very much for her role.

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