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Marissa Paternoster (Screaming Females) Talks Friendship, Substance Abuse, and Discovering the Anarchist Punk Band Crass
This is a story about my friend Sandra. Sandra isn’t her real name. I changed it ‘cause I’m not sure what she’s up to nowadays.

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