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Agnes, a school basketball star, scores 27 points in the second half alone, a record that lasts for years to come. However, she falls when she scores the final basket (field goal), limps to the car, and has a meltdown. She then drives off and finds Bee and Cammie at a nearby bridge. The two get in
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