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The vector-valued T(1) theorem due to Figiel, and a certain square function estimate of Bourgain for translations of functions with a limited frequency spectrum, are two cornerstones of harmonic analysis in UMD spaces. In this paper, a simplified approach to these results is presented, exploiting Nazarov, Treil and Volberg's method of random dyadic cubes, which allows one to circumvent the most subtle parts of the original arguments.