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The emotions of men, however, were of a different order. They were pesky annoyances, small dust devils at her feet. Her knack for causing heartbreak was innate, but her vitality often made people forgive her romantic misdeeds.
Steve Martin
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Steve Martin
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: August 14
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Waco
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