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Answer: The aliens maternity ward was located on the − MOTHER SHIP
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Celebrity Cipher
"I think it's important to have a good sense of humor and joke around with your kids. That's what I do a lot." − Stanley Tucci
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Cryptoquote
IT WASN'T LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT. IT TOOK A FULL FIVE MINUTES. − LUCILLE BALL
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WHEN I WENT TO THE FARM PLANNING TO PURCHASE A HORSE OF TWO COLORS, I GOT A ROAN FOR MY MONEY.
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RYE WHEAT WHITE SOURDOUGH
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INNING, GLENN, NICOTINE, EROTIC, CONTORT
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GREENROOM BURGEON TRAUMATIZES PARAMORE NITPICKERS WARD SHREDS
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Important busy waterway
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