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2024-10-29 19:42:56In the spirit world, the man arrives with anger visible on his face. “Let me guess, my weak link of a son turned you down.” King Papi said smiling. “Does he even deserve to be called a man?” asked the man. “You be the judge of that,” Papi answered. “May I make a suggestion?” asked another spirit annoying the man even further. “You can see that we are out of options yet you ask like we are in preschool. Out with it already!”
The man could not hold his anger, he was sure that Tsietsi would agree but now that he didn’t, they needed to find another plan. “Well, since all had failed, I think you, who had a human body can do this.” The spirit suggested “How?” asked the man. “He is right, th
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