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The words went round and round and round in my mind and my body, until I knew they were no longer my words but something that had been carved into my heart. And now my soul was crying.
Tracey Emin
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Tracey Emin
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: July 3
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Tracey Karima Emin
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