Lord, I never seen blue hair on a black woman before or since. Leroy s…

Kathryn Stockett
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Lord, I never seen blue hair on a black woman before or since. Leroy say you look like a cracker from outer space. ✨ Kathryn Stockett (2009). The Help, p.240, Penguin
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Lord, I never seen blue hair on a black woman before or since. Leroy say you look like a cracker from outer space. ✨ Kathryn Stockett (2009). The Help, p.240, Penguin

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