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                    rump Tower was my first huge success, and I will always
               Tlove this building. It makes me feel great that it’s now the
               number three tourist destination in New York City. Trump
               Tower has been famous for so long that most people think it’s
               just always been here, or that it just appeared one day on the
               midtown skyline of New York City. I can tell you that is not the
               case. In fact, people are always surprised to hear that I almost
               named it Tiffany Tower, and there are many other background
               incidents that made the construction of this landmark building
               particularly challenging. If you think putting up this tower was
               a magical occurrence, even for a developer like me, you’ve got

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