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![“You are not welcome here." "You said that the first time you kicked me out. [...] Then [...] I thought to myself, 'what a great hospital. I bet they could use a million dollars.' Guess what? They did!" [...] "I am still his mother." [...] "Yeah? Good luck with that. I'm still rich.” quote by Dani Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/990/dani-alexander-9831_first-time_you-are-not-welcome-here-you-said-that-t_1430620.jpg)
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