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I really enjoyed hanging out with some of the teachers. This one chemistry teacher, she liked hanging out. I liked making explosives. We would stay after school and blow things up.

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Maya Lin
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: October 5
Architect
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Athens
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Maya Ying Lin
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