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It’s what Jake Hall would do, he stops himself from saying out loud. Somehow, he doesn’t think Maddie will find it convincing. “This is our only shot to help our dads,” he says. He’s led her off Telegraph Hill and down into North Beach, where Little Italy meets Chinatown. Sedans trail streetcars crawling down the wide avenue, and the mingling scents of restaurants gearing up for the lunch crowd are dizzying: lasagna and lo mein, eggplant and egg rolls.
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