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o f c o u rs e . W h e n th ey gave m e th e o p p o rtu n ity p h o to g ra p h er. H e to o k all o f th e s e p h o to s. alw ay s w a n te d to d o . A n y w ay , a b o u t h a lf w ay
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m is s it. B u t N ew Y o rk ’s a fa n ta s tic city . I’ve g o t a H a r r y H ow in c re d ib le ! I love th a t gu y. H e ’s a hero o u r s c h o o l." A n d I w a s v e ry c u rio u s to se e w h at a
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p a re n ts fo r th e very firs t tim e . 1 ju s t h op e it g o es H a r r y G o a h ea d , so n ! S a lly m a k e s th e b e s t c o o k ie s a n d th e re w e ren ’t m an y d e sk s. B u t th e ch ild ren
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