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The world that has made us can no longer contain us

Regina Spektor

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Regina Spektor
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: February 18
Composer
Guitarist
Lyricist
Musician
Pianist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Moscow
Russian SFSR
Longer
Made
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