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We have Ming.

She has a very distinctive smile, like a bugs bunny-ish, in a wheelchair.

She's short, 5-2, she's Asian, very nice dimples.

Then there's Cynthia. Cynthia's got like mahogany hair. Very nice, smile, pretty eyes. Very curvy. I like this. Why? Because she's

doing our job for us.

Yeah, well, I mean, these women have known each other for a long time.

So it's cool to hear how they describe each other.

The woman we just heard from, her name's Bubbles, and she was kind of the cut-up, the class clown, the Joker of the bunch.

Okay, then there's Jess. I'll talk you about six, four.

She wears glasses, rosy cheeks.

Cora.

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