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My normal routine is pretty much putting out fires all day.

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Vera Wang
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: June 27
Businessperson
Designer
Fashion Designer
Figure Skater
New York City
New York
Vera Ellen Wang
Fires
Routine
Putting
Normal
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