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Tear-Offs · October 14

What's in the Letter?

14OctoberWednesdayTear-OffsToy figures in the sunlit cream-leather cabin of a presidential jet. A toy Mike Tyson in a black suit sits in a wide seat holding a white envelope addressed "THE PRESIDENT", sealed with red wax, while a chickadee in spectacles on his headrest peers down at it. A blue-violet star in a beanie, domino mask and striped jersey under a flight attendant's vest leans in with a tray and asks, "Want me to steam it open?" Tyson says, "I did what he told me to do." An orange sunburst in a pilot's cap stands in the open cockpit. An iridescent bubble-headed flight attendant pushes a drinks cart. Across the aisle, a punk woman with a teal streak holds one finger to her lips.

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