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I was given a stethoscope in a child's 'doctor's bag' at about age six and I loved it! One could hear the heart beating through that plastic toy.

Jessye Norman

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Jessye Norman
Age: 74 †
Born: 1945
Born: September 15
Died: 2019
Died: September 30
Opera Singer
Singer
Augusta
Georgia
Jessye Mae Norman
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Given
Plastic
Children
Doctor
Heart
Six
Love
Doctors
Loved
Stethoscope
Hear
Beating
Child
Toys

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