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She smiles brightly. Her braided blonde hair ... On Mother's Day morning, she took it to Krystal. "Mom, I want to read a poem to you," Harmoni began. Krystal, taken aback, stared at Harmoni. "A lost ...

And then down here, that’s some sideways boobs — anyway, you get it, your money’s gone.” It was a line that captured everything about the Trumpian approach to policy: confident nonsense ...