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Lauren Mantis2025-04-02 01:00:072025-04-15 10:50:20The Bee Charmer
The People’s Champ
by Kyle Kouri//| FictionWe called Kofi the People’s Champ because he was the only manager at the Vide Hotel that didn’t care about us drinking on the job and, in fact, would sometimes hit joints with us in the bell closet.