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I used the physical scar of my breast cancer operation, the scar that I have across my chest as a metaphor for all kinds of scars.

Carly Simon

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Carly Simon
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: June 25
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The Bronx
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Carly Elisabeth Simon
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