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"ref": "2009, Lynn Breedlove, Lynnee Breedlove's One Freak Show",
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},
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"ref": "2009, Lynn Breedlove, Lynnee Breedlove's One Freak Show",
"text": "Go stand naked in front of a male plastic surgeon. “One breast's lower than the other, we'll have to fix that...” Oh yeah, Doc? Let's see what you got. One huevo's hanging lower than the other.",
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