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Proffessional Terms II

I can’t help but wonder sometimes though why lovemaking is almost always referred to in theatrical terms. For example, surely you’ve heard men refer to their «performance». Well, even these days I don’t have a lot of trouble with that.

But… since I’m now past fifty, the «encores» are getting tuffer and tuffer.



Моя биография.
About films.

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