I The Coup began when the President said it began, at 3:13 in the morning, Eastern Daylight Time. And though Ivanka had been awake only minutes before the President’s Secret Service knocked on
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Letter to the Dean of Students
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Richard
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“Target in sight…” she whispered into the tiny microphone discreetly hidden beneath her lapel. Her earpiece crackled. “Good job Green Finch. You’ve got the go for execution.” Green Finch. A name she’d given