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" As soon as I am up, I brush my hair. I eat breakfast first: tea and brown bread, and sometimes a fresh fruit juice like orange or grapefruit. I write notes on the previous day in my notebook, then I shower. "

Sonia Rykiel

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Tea

Fruit

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Way

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Never

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