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	One Long Island student took&nbsp;F. Scott Fitzgerald&#39;s words and turned it into a musical.&nbsp;Brooke Di Spirito, of Oyster Bay, created the musical&nbsp;&quot;The Beautiful and Damned,&quot; raising enough money to present the show at the&nbsp;Landmark on Main Street in Port Washington.&nbsp;
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