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457: What I Did For Love
Act Four

Fantastic Mr. Fox

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Jeanne Darst tells a story about that iconic crime of passion: snooping. Jeanne is the author of the memoir Fiction Ruined My Family. Note: the names in this story have been changed. (12 minutes)

By

Jeanne Darst

Song:

“Love's Gone Bad” by Chris Clark

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