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SECRET SERVICEMAN (ON RADIO): Control, this is Slicker.

Moonwalker's still on second-level veranda.

Hotel perimeter secure.

SECRET SERVICEMAN (ON RADIO): That's a copy, Charlie.

SECRET SERVICEMAN (ON RADIO): Where the hell is B shift?

We're supposed to be off at 0900.

SECRET SERVICEMAN (ON RADIO): They're

stuck on the freeway, Slicker.

Welcome to LA.

And Bruce Springstein and Fawn Hall--

They're together?

No, no.

She went to see him in concert.

And, uh, she wanted to meet him backstage.

And he said, I didn't think very much of Ollie North,

why in the hell would I want to meet her?

JACK: What am I going to do with you, Stringer?

STRINGER: You could keep me on, Jack.

JACK: Is that a threat?

Oh, come on, Jack.

Well, you know about Joanna.

You know she works for Dukakis.

You know how untenable her position is.

It isn't necessarily a problem, Jack.

Even if it were to get out, who's going to care?

So you're seeing a rival's deputy campaign manager.

It's awkward, sure.

It's not illegal.

It's not immoral.

Besides, there could be an upside.

It could generate a lot of sympathy for you.

It'd be like-- like Romeo and Juliet.

You know, hiding their love from the feuding

Montagues and Catapults.

Capulets.

The point is, Jack, I could make it work for you.

People have had enough intrusion into the candidate's

personal lives.

If the press jumped on you for this,

you would shoot up five points.

Nobody cares about conflict of interest.

But everybody can relate to falling

in love with the wrong person.

Jack.

Jack, listen to me.

Listen to me.

I'm not kidding here.

Let me make it.

[phone ringing]

SECRET SERVICEMAN (ON RADIO): Yellowjacket?

This is Control.

Are you rolling this morning?

Affirmative, Control.

Moonwalker has an 0930 at the Union Bank Daycare Center.

And the pool party's tomorrow.

SECRET SERVICEMAN (ON RADIO): Is Book Bag traveling?

Negative.

Book Bag is in school.

We leave in 10 minutes.

SECRET SERVICEMAN (ON RADIO): 10-4.

SECRET SERVICEMAN: Hey, Larry, you

remember that pool party Billy went

to at Jack Nicholson's house?

Jack Nicholson? No way.

SECRET SERVICEMAN: Yeah, man.

He was covering Carter.

And he met this girl-- shit, what was her name?

It was the one from, uh, "Dynasty."

SECRET SERVICEMAN: That's Victoria Principal.

The SECRET SERVICEMAN: No.

Not Victoria Principal.

SECRET SERVICEMAN: It's Victoria Principal.

SECRET SERVICEMAN: It was the blonde.

You know, with the headlights.

She gets killed off?

SECRET SERVICEMAN: Yeah, yeah. So?

SECRET SERVICEMAN: Well, she starts hitting

on Billy in the kitchen.

SECRET SERVICEMAN: No.

SECRET SERVICEMAN: Yeah, man.

She's feeling around for his piece.

SECRET SERVICEMAN: His piece.

You mean his weapon, right?

SECRET SERVICEMAN: Of course his weapon, dickhead.

So Billy tries to restrain her.

But this chick was drunker than hell, man.

And she gets her hand underneath his coat.

SECRET SERVICEMAN: Get outta here.

Yeah, man.

Billy's got this modified Browning nine millimeter.

This thing's a fucking cannon, man.

And damned if it doesn't go off right there,

blows a hole through the refrigerator door.

This never happened. SECRET SERVICEMAN: Yeah.

This never happened.

SECRET SERVICEMAN: Chick goes nuts.

Larry's outside.

He hears the shots.

He throws the cannon into the flower garden,

pulls out his Uzi, which makes everybody else start screaming.

It was a mess.

I don't think Billy got another detail for like three years

after that.

That's it?

SECRET SERVICEMAN: Yeah, that's it.

What, he didn't get laid or anything?

TJ: What's going on here?

[honking]

Excuse me.

Have him disengage his vehicle, please.

Easy, guys.

Hurry up. Get the thing open.

What the fuck is this?

This thing has a lock on it.

Well, where's the key?

Get the key!

Well, get the case open!

Your, uh, tie--

Come on, come on, come on.

Well, it's crooked.

Somebody's gotta fix it.

Well, you don't have a wife.

Not you.

I'm here to fill in.

Come on.

Come on.

Look, I've even got the gaze down.

Oh, that's great.

I cannot believe how many inept

cameramen I have to deal with.

(YELLING) Hurry up!

JACK: This is an impressive place so far, I'll tell you.

Good.

Really is a beautiful center because the bank

supports it so highly.

There are about 60 kids here.

Let's peek in the toddler room.

Let's see you go down that slide.

Come on. Come on.

Go down that slide.

Looka.

Come on, go down that slide.

Looka, looka, looka.

Hi.

This is the fourth day care of Jack's visit.

What is it with Jack and children?

I don't know.

He was one.

He has one.

Maybe he's trying to appeal to the child in all of us.

Come on, you know what I mean.

Children's issues seem to have a special meaning for Jack.

Does everything have to have a special meaning?

No.

But in this case, it seems likely.

From what I gather from his father,

Jack's upbringing was almost perfunctory.

He was expected to raise himself, or something.

You talked to his father?

Yeah.

How could you talk to his father?

His father doesn't even talk to Jack.

Shit.

I am telling you this.

What is the matter with me?

Go away, Hayes.

Hi.

Remember me?

Molly Hark, NBC.

I know who you are.

Yes.

Um, listen-- um, I lost my cameraman.

I was wondering, can I get your footage?

You know, I'm starting to notice some hostility in you,

TJ.

And, frankly, it's not very attractive.

Hayes, you have to believe me when I tell you that I

am not trying to attract you.

No, I mean in your role as the candidate's advocate.

It doesn't help Jack's cause for you to be so withholding.

Jack raised his daughter by himself.

That's unusual.

It's-- it's commendable.

People should know about their unique relationship.

You should want them to know.

It says something very valuable to me about Jack's character.

Let me tell you the most valuable

thing about Jack's character.

It's the value he places on his privacy.

OK?

O--OK.

I hear you.

OK.

Why do you think he places so much value on his privacy?

Any theories at all?

MOLLY: I fired my cameraman because the asshole--

Entire investment because work conflict is reduced

and recruitment is made easier.

Wouldn't you want to come to work at a bank that had

a place like this for your kid?

You better believe it.

Why don't you get in front of him?

Then you can get the children in the background.

Excuse me, you got to see this hat.

JACK: Yeah, Frank Buck.

If you get to be president, I'll tell you what I want.

Mm hm.

And that is for the federal government, in awarding

government contracts, to give preference to companies

that have childcare centers.

Yeah.

The city of Los Angeles does that already.

And if we had that on a federal level,

companies would be scrambling to do these kinds of programs.

Yes.

Yes, you bet.

Any kind of building programs and construction.

Anything.

Any construction, aerospace, any government-- oh,

what do we have here?

Whoa.

Well, thank you.

Is this me?

Well, thank you!

Oh, look at this.

Look at this.

Thanks, Kenny.

Look at that.

I think he wants your autograph.

Well, I like this-- I like them all.

But let me show you a couple.

Here I am with earrings.

And here's-- here's Ed's.

Let me just-- oh, Ed, thank you.

Let me--let me just sit down here with

you guys and look at these.

Whoa.

Look at this.

There I am.

That's my red and blue tie.

Gosh.

I've had so much fun coming here to see you guys today.

This has just been terrific, you know?

Don't you wish all kids can come to these kinds of places?

Wouldn't that be great?

He's proposing a national childcare system

on a sliding scale for families whose, say, income is 60% less

than the state's median.

How's he going to pay for it?

Day care allows parents to work.

The states where the system's been tried,

the cost has been made back threefold in welfare savings.

His name is Kenny.

Or is that-- no, it's Wally.

Hi, Kids.

Sorry.

I have a lot of these guys following me around.

He's a fabulous cameraman.

Wally is what we call a cameraman.

Can you say, hi, Wally?

No.

No, Jack, she would not like to.

JACK: Best friends?

Because he's Kenny?

Well, Kenny, this is Wally.

And-- and what Wally does is take our picture

so that I can talk to your mommies and daddies

on television.

Oh, no.

Go Jack.

See Jack break through the fourth wall.

JACK: Your parents know how fortunate

they are to be working for a company that helps them take

care of their children so that all kinds of kids

can go to these wonderful places.

And we'll try to get companies to support this by giving them

what we call a tax abatement.

Tax bait?

A tax abatement.

That's right.

Child care tax abatement.

Can you say tax abatement?

Boy, that's a mouthful, boys and girls.

I can't say it but I can write it.

The president now, what he does

is he buys guns and boats and silly things,

because he's afraid of some people called the communists.

And he says that these communists live in a place

called the Evil Empire.

So we spend all this money because we have

this, what I call paranoia.

You know what paranoia is?

Well--

[laughter]

When I get to the president, I'm going to change all of this.

And we're going to have lots of these day care centers

so everybody can come and play and have a good time,

and grow up to be real citizens.

CHILD: Yeah!

JACK: I mean, don't you think that's more fun

than chasing after communists?

And this is Molly Ringwald.

Did you see it, Congressman?

"Pretty in Pink."

Uh, no, I don't think I did.

Oh, it was great.

It did about 43 mil in business.

7 million in the first weekend alone.

It had great word of mouth, mostly because of her.

She's terrific in it.

OK.

Um, OK.

Now, this is Tom Cruise. "Top Gun."

Oh, really?

I thought they stopped making Westerns.

Didn't you tell me that?

Oh, please.

Now, this is Rebecca De Mornay.

She's our hostess.

Is she a foreign actress?

She's more like an international superstar.

I mean, she did Cannon's greatest hit, right?

"Runaway Train" and "Risky Business"

and, oh, "Trip to Bountiful."

OK, fine.

Well, it's become a classic, practically, already.

Now, I've got a lot of other stars coming.

These are just the ones I've got firm commitments from.

I've also got Chloe Birnbaum and Huey New-- oh, and Xena.

Xena.

Have you guys seen those major, major billboards

along the freeway? - Jack.

Check out Xena. Major billboards.

Jack, what they all have in common

is that they worked on your voter registration drive.

And they all command somewhere between one and three

million dollars a picture.

What?

$3 million for acting in a movie?

Oh, sure.

That's just salary.

I mean, most of the people coming today,

they command part of the gross profit.

I think we should reconsider and turn

this into a fundraiser.

Oh, I--I already sort of took care of that.

Sort of took care of what, Andrea?

Well, just out of curiosity, I went

through the contributor rolls.

And I found that although most of the guests

had worked for the congressman, very few of them

had actually given money, see?

So what I did was, when I was making my calls,

I just sort of mentioned that everyone else was

giving the max, figuring everyone

would want to be a part of it.

Well, they all said yes.

I raised about 70 grand in pledges.

You raised $70,000?

I-- I'm not in trouble, am I?

Andrea, I'm going to take you shopping.

[rock and roll music]

MC: Ladies and gentlemen, the band behind the man, Harlow.

This is Sidney.

Hi, Sidney.

I listen to all your albums.

They're incredible.

Your hair is beautiful.

Jack, Rebecca De Mornay is going to be

our hostess this afternoon.

She's going to introduce you before you speak.

- Hi. - Hi.

- Nice to meet you. - How are you?

Nice to meet you.

You look great.

That's a great hat.

Uh, yeah, I know she's coming.

Gee, I-- you know, I saw her in a couple pictures.

I saw that Russian thing, on the train, and all that.

When's she going to get here?

- Uh, Congressman Tanner? - Hi.

Hi. Hi, How are you?

Hi, I'm Rebecca De Mornay.

Hi.

Yeah, you are.

Hi.

I saw you in that--in that movie with

those criminals on a train.

You were fantastic.

Oh, you saw that?

Oh, great.

All that emotion and everything.

- Thank you. - Rebecca.

Let's go get a drink, OK?

[laughing]

I showed you her head shot.

OK?

STEVIE: Excuse me, Jack, I want you to meet Kim Cranston.

Oh, Kim. How are you?

Nice to meet you.

I had dinner with your dad not long ago.

I was in Washington with Bruce Babbitt.

He told me about it.

He said it was very good.

He's very proud of you.

Says you're doing some great work out here.

- Well, we're--we're trying. - He really is.

Impressive numbers of voter registration,

yeah-- among minorities and young people, especially.

Oh, it's a real problem.

In 1986, over 82% of young people in the country

didn't vote.

Here in California alone, among Latino

voters who are citizens and could have voted,

over 75% didn't.

Over 78% of the Asians didn't vote.

Over 75% of young people, and over 70% of poor people.

Amazing.

It's a big problem.

There are 6 1/2 million unregistered

voters in California right now.

Senator.

Uh, actually I was just a congressman.

But thanks for the raise.

Whatever.

It's good to finally meet you.

I'm Duke Crodian.

Duke Crodian.

I know that name.

How do I know that--

Well, you damn well should.

I'm the guy who saves you two grand a month.

How's that?

I married your ex, Carol.

Come on.

I'm sorry.

That Duke Crodian.

Somehow that slipped my mind.

It's cool.

I didn't recognize you either.

You ought to do more TV.

Yeah.

Yeah, that's true.

Is Carol here?

No, she wanted to be here.

But she channels on Tuesday with some mental case

out in the Valley who talks to porpoises.

Anyway, I said I would fill in.

Rob!

I got your deal structured.

Good news on the back end.

Give me a call.

Wow.

You say Carol talks to porpoises.

Do you love her still?

Listen, I don't knock it.

It keeps her off Rodeo Drive for a whole day.

Jesus, you're a lot taller than I thought you'd be.

Well, Carol, she always used to talk

about how, uh-- will you excuse me for a minute, Senator.

Michael.

The thing is that I really wanted to know, Congressman,

was-- I mean, I really appreciate

a lot of what you're saying.

I really like, uh, this thing of saying America

really wants to feel good as opposed to being good.

But bottom line is-- how do I know that you're

not just another liar.

And that you know, what we get on TV-- I mean,

how do I know that I can trust you?

It's a very difficult, uh, question.

You know, I often think it's a little bit like, uh,

falling in love, Rebecca.

You know, it's like you have to have,

uh-- uh, an intellectual approach.

You have to look at the issues and-- and-- but at the same

time, you've got to have a visceral response

to the guy that you're--

You know, there's no TV screen there.

Can you talk to me honestly?

Can you. - Yeah.

Yeah, I can.

I, uh-- I know-- I know exactly what you mean.

Be right back.

Just-- save your thought.

Um, Stevie?

I have a position paper on several positions.

On behalf of Harlow and Jack Tanner,

we'd like to thank all you guys for coming.

As you know, election time is coming up fast and furious.

If you guys want to facilitate a change in how things are done

in this country and really get some youthful spirit

in the White House, you know what to do.

Jack Tanner's the guy.

Let's go out and vote, right guys?

(SINGING) Vote Vote Vote Vote Vote Vote Vote

Vote Use your right to vote.

Choose the one you like the most.

It's your individual right, choose the one

you want to fight for you.

If you just spread your legs for two seconds,

I'll be right through.

Sure, no problem.

Hold on, I always do this for strange men.

(SINGING) He is your candidate.

Change the course of fate.

It's a decision you must make, select the one

you think is great for you.

Vote Vote Vote Vote.

[applause]

Boys and girls, your hostess for today, Rebecca De Mornay.

Thanks.

Hi, everybody.

We're all here this afternoon for one

reason and one reason only-- that is to register to vote.

I was just talking with Kim Cranston over here who's

with the Center for Participation in Democracy, who

was telling me that in 1986 over 80% of the young people

of this country did not vote.

And I just wonder what that says about all

of us, what this apathy means.

And I really feel that we should start putting a stop to it

now-- now, when there's time.

Now, this afternoon.

Everybody, register to vote.

I did.

All right?

I'm part of it.

And anyway, I'd like to introduce our guest speaker.

So here's Congressman Jack Tanner.

Thank you.

Thanks very much, Rebecca.

As Rebecca just said, the numbers

for the 18 to 21-year-old age group in this state

are terrible.

It seems that only one in five of these young people

bother to vote in the primaries.

That's why what you're doing in behalf of student registration

across this country with your appearing at these

different places is so vital.

I think it was Woody Allen who said that decisions

get made by those who show up.

Now, we have to think that a lot of these new voters

will be attracted to our candidacy.

But even if that's not the case, you

will have the pleasure of knowing

that you, by what you've done here,

have brought thousands of your peers into the system,

thereby empowering them.

Thereby giving them a choice in their own future.

And for that, they should be, as I am, deeply grateful.

Thanks very much.

Christ, Deke.

What the hell are you doing here?

Press.

Stringer!

Press, my ass.

What is the problem, Congressman?

The problem is I fired this guy

off the campaign two weeks ago.

Oh, well he's my cameraman.

What?

He's with NBC now, Jack.

I couldn't turn down the request.

You hired him?

Well, my cameraman quit yesterday.

And Deke was available.

So, uh--

Hey, why don't you and Miss De Mornay step in your swimsuits,

get in the pool.

I'll get some shots of you.

I--I don't think so.

I'm sorry.

I'm really sorry.

I don't know who that guy is.

Is he really-- get over here.

JACK: I know who he is.

He was in my campaign for a couple weeks.

Deke, on the other side. Get him coming around.

And then he got into my journal in one of the shots.

MOLLY: Get over there!

Jack, Jack, Jack.

In-fucking-credible, buddy.

How do you put these kids away?

Let me tell you something.

The cumulative attention span on this patio is about as long

as a Michelob commercial.

Duke, give me--give me a-- give me a-- minute here.

- Sure. - Congressman.

What are your projections on that youth voting?

Do you have any polling numbers as to your share?

Well, I--

Just before the registration or you

wouldn't be involved, right?

Thank you, Hayes.

Thank you.

I'm sorry, David.

It seemed obvious to me.

Well, David wants to know if I know the right answer.

I don't want to spoil it for him.

You Rebecca?

Duke Crodian!

Remember?

Cannes, Menaka, Rome?

The Bad News Jews?

- Ge that guy's nice. - Rebecca?

Well, you take care.

Excuse me.

I think they want us for a picture.

Sorry about that.

Who is that guy?

Uh, as a matter of fact, he's married to my ex-wife.

REBECCA: What?

Hi.

Mr. Kiteman?

No, no.

Hi.

Barney Kittman. - Hi.

Are you with Tanner?

Uh, yeah, I am. I'm Andrea.

Yeah, I got a 10 o'clocker with TJ.

Great. Mrs. Cavanaugh.

She's in room 209.

You work for Tanner?

Yes.

Would you just follow me?

It'll be my pleasure. After you.

Go right ahead.

CHILD: Wow, nice shoes, man.

That's real alligators.

BARNEY: Thank you.

ANDREA: You're kidding. BARNEY: No.

I wouldn't kid you.

ANDREA: Oh, that's disgusting.

BARNEY: No, well, I didn't kill them myself.

ANDREA: You smell like strawberries or something.

BARNEY: Smell strawberries? ANDREA: Yeah.

It's my-- - Is that your cologne?

It's my styling mousse.

It's for my hair.

- You use styling mousse? - Sure.

Here. Piece of gum.

See, that's sugar free.

So if you're watching your weight, you can chew that

and your teeth won't rot out of your mouth, either.

Because you're pretty enough to be an actress.

You-- hey, Stringer.

Barney?

Yeah.

Wait, how do you guys-- you know each other?

Oh, I know-- I know him.

Good god, what are you doing here?

Same thing you were doing at our shop,

sport-- chasing down the work.

Pretty wild, huh?

Guess the Gucci is on the other foot.

You left Dukakis?

Oh, campaign was getting top heavy.

The ol' Dukester couldn't afford to hire

any more outside consultants.

It was not me.

If Dukakis can't afford to hire you, how can we?

Hey, your man can't afford not to.

Oof.

Ouch.

Story on this girl back here? What's her name?

Andrea. She's been married three times.

BARNEY: Ooh, how old is she?

--unsavory alliances in the name of democratic principles.

The fact that we've given them names like freedom fighters

and great patriots doesn't change

the fact that we're doing what we shouldn't be doing.

By supporting the Contras, the United States

is supporting more war, more oppression, less

democracy, and more Soviet aid.

The world has changed.

And we should wake up to that fact.

OK.

So your spots are done.

And you bought your time.

And they're working pretty well for you in any case.

That leaves the debates.

And here's where you're going to be running into trouble.

With all due respect, Congressman,

you lack definition.

I mean, Mike is all brains and Jesse's

got the franchise on passion.

Now, that leaves you everybody's second choice.

You can't sit around waiting for that to happen.

You've got to grab focus.

Grab it now.

You've got to sharpen your image and your message,

and you've got to develop a few strong themes

that you can keep coming back to over and over again

in the debates.

I think I can help you do that.

I can help you develop personal communication skills

you never thought you had.

I mean, some of it is technique.

Some of it's motivational.

But all of it-- all of it-- is important.

If you let me, in just a few days,

I can show you how to go on that tube and project strength

and decisiveness and an uncommon commanding presence

that the people have been looking for.

It means clean air.

We need to spend less. - Well?

What do you say?

Do it.

What's next?

Would you come in and take a seat,

please, Congressman Tanner?

Thank you.

And Miss Sarnoff will be with you in just one moment.

I left the ladies room key in the bathroom.

I'm sorry.

I'll take care of it.

Jack, you're not smiling.

Ah, this is crazy.

I can't develop a new television style in an afternoon.

I am what I am.

Jack, it's not like a Broadway show tune.

Now, here, you got to just suspend a little disbelief.

See, I first met Dorothy when I was working with Tom Kean

over in Jersey, right?

Now, I thought it was all bullshit, too.

But the next thing I know, we're calling him Governor,

all right?

Hello.

Hi.

Oh, I'm so glad you're here.

Stringer. Barney.

Good to see you again.

I know who you are.

You're wonderful.

You're terrific.

And you must be the Congressman's daughter,

is that right?

I'm Andrea Spinelli.

Oh, isn't she great?

Oh, Andrea, I'm sorry.

Aren't you lucky to have her?

It's changed my life.

- Has it? - Yes.

Well, this is only the beginning, Andrea.

Let's talk about why we're here.

What would you like to accomplish with me.

Well, I called you because, basically,

I want to do the same thing for Jack that we did for Tom Kean

over in New Jersey.

I want to get him elected.

I think that's going to be easy.

Very easy. - Yeah?

Oh, yeah. He's got, uh--

Good to go.

Anybody's who's got soulful eyes like his--

he's not going to miss.

Uh, then the most important thing

of all, especially because we are on television,

is how we use the eyes.

So we want to have flowing phrases as we speak.

But we want to have flowing eye contact at the same time.

That means that you really have to contact the first row.

You see how I'm eye clicking with you now?

Then you eye click a little farther back,

their eyes sweeping, so that you create for yourself the rhythm

of listener attention.

Because they know that you're going to come back to them.

And they know that you're going to come back to them.

And then you reach farther back, and they read your intention

to contact them for the deed.

So you're in.

Now, let's take a-- and the face always wants

to be in positive animation.

Or when you're being interviewed by Sam Donaldson,

or somebody who's out to get you,

you put on the benevolent face as he interviews

you so he doesn't-- so you don't look vulnerable or intimidated.

Let me tell you about the Sarnoff squeeze.

The Sarnoff squeeze, it will never let you be nervous again.

You have to locate in your own body

the triangle of muscles that controls,

physically controls, nervousness.

And then under any situation you're always in control.

It also energizes you.

If you run your fingers down your chest till you hit muscle,

that's it.

You want to come and join me and see if you can locate your own?

Or you can locate mine.

I don't really care.

You have a choice.

Come on.

Be a good sport.

Open your jacket.

I know that this is tough for somebody who's been there

and thinks that they don't need it.

But you may need it.

Does he need it? - I think so.

We're here.

Throw your tie over your shoulder.

I'll do it for him.

I think he's--

Wear the pantsuit.

What should we do?

OK.

Run your fingers down.

Here's the top of that triangle.

Where are the sides of the triangle?

Here's the vital triangle.

Right here.

They're the rectus abdominus muscles--

if used in contraction on exhalation, prevent

the production of a negative chemical in your system

that makes you physically have the manifestations

of nervousness.

So if you-- why don't we all do this together?

Put your hands together and do a strong

[shushing]

Now you're silencing the opposition.

Come on.

[shushing]

DOROTHY: Incline forward.

You've got to sit forward in the chair.

That's right.

Look very alert.

As president, I will see to it that those who pollute

are prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

That's it.

Right.

White collar criminals whose actions

damage the public health, or steal from the public estate,

will be in for a rude awakening.

They will be subject to prison terms and stiff fines.

DOROTHY: That's wonderful. Wonderful.

He's got it. I think he's got it.

I am somebody.

I am somebody?

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