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703:Antje Kapek
643:Eoin Macken
623:maple brown
454:Puerto Rico
390:Middle East
310:(including
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149:Middle East
145:Puerto Rico
94:pheomelanin
1644:Brown hair
1639:Hair color
1633:Categories
1572:Blue rinse
1507:Hair color
1452:25 October
1425:25 October
1400:25 October
1355:25 October
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922:References
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901:Black hair
797:Anita Loos
658:dark brown
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507:blond hair
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402:South Asia
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348:Portuguese
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896:Eye color
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446:Venezuela
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410:East Asia
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328:Ukrainian
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775:Culture
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468:Spain
461:Chile
418:Chile
375:blond
344:Greek
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1567:Blue
1534:Gray
1454:2012
1427:2012
1402:2012
1391:OCLC
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1329:2012
1302:2012
1276:2024
1247:ISSN
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