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Everything can have drama if it's done right. Even a pancake.

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Julia Child
Age: 91 †
Born: 1912
Born: August 15
Died: 2004
Died: August 13
Chef
Cook
Television Presenter
Writer
Pasadena
California
Julia Carolyn Child
Pancake
Pancakes
Drama
Everything
Done
Right
Even

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