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“It’d been difficult to make it as a female tattoo artist in the 1990s, but at that point, she wouldn’t have known what to do if she didn’t have to fight for her place in the world. Every taunt and incredulous look thrown her way was powder in the keg. She wasn’t going to be good. She was going to be explosive.”

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Book:Paint Eater

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