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What do you need to be the perfect woman? Find out!
To be the Perfect Woman,
I need:
Straighter hair,
Curlier eyelashes.
Fairer skin,
Darker eyebrows.
A smaller waist,
Bigger breasts.
Sleeker arms,
A curvier butt.
Plumper lips,
Slimmer thighs.
A flatter belly,
More rounded shoulders.
Shorter nose,
And longer legs.
And now,
A tighter vagina,
And looser wallet
To pay for all the above!
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