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So then I though I'd make some plans, but Fire thought she'd really rather be Water instead.
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Tori Amos
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: August 22
Composer
Harpsichordist
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Singer-Songwriter
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North Carolina
Myra Ellen Amos
Ari Tomos
Ellen Amos
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