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I don't believe in the scraping of stuff. Take the existing condition, offer up a diagnosis for what's wrong, and a prescription for making it work.

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Tim Gunn
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: July 29
Consultant
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Washington
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Timothy MacKenzie Gunn
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