Thursday’s game plan for ‘Afternoon Shift’: Hot hot hot

Thursday’s game plan for ‘Afternoon Shift’: Hot hot hot
Flickr/Sarah Ji
Thursday’s game plan for ‘Afternoon Shift’: Hot hot hot
Flickr/Sarah Ji

Thursday’s game plan for ‘Afternoon Shift’: Hot hot hot

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