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by DianeL » Mon October 19th, 2015, 11:35 pm
Our friend on the "Freedom" cover looks like she's got red nails as well.
I *adore* 60s/70s cover art, and not even in an ironic way. Even as wrong as this one is, it's so much more evocative than photos of headless women.
"To be the queen, she agreed to be the widow!"
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