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You know, everyone is always talking about plastic surgery, or the technology, what to do. I really think it's important to help yourself with the technology if you want to feel better, but I am absolutely against any kind of monstrous cuts of the body, lifting that is beyond recognition, this kind of stuff.

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Marina Abramovic
Age: 77
Born: 1946
Born: November 30
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Belgrade
Serbia
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