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From Wondery, I'm Cree Summer, and this is Who's Amazing Life.

You've heard of people who've changed the course of history.

But before they made their mark on the world, they were people like you and me,

still figuring out what they wanted to do with their lives.

On this episode, you will be that person everyone knows. You might be a musician,

or an athlete, a scientist, or a painter. You may know what the person accomplished later in life,

but now you can experience everything they faced along the way.

From challenges and heartbreak to triumphs and excitement.

All the moments that built this person into someone who would change the world.

There will be clues, so pay attention. But only at the end will you find out who you are.

So sit back and imagine your amazing life as the voter.

Imagine you're 11 years old, and you're sitting with your father in his office.

He runs a cotton mill in a small town in upstate New York.

As you gaze out his office window at the factory floor below,

you spot machines, turning, and workers weaving cotton into fabric with their fingers.

You wave at Sally Ann, a worker on one of the machines,

and she gives you a smile.

Look, Father, Sally Ann's working today.

Of course she is. She's one of the best workers we've got.

Whenever there's a problem with one of our machines,

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