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"You have given him the best birthday gift he could ever have," she said, dabbing away tears and occasionally pausing to collect herself.

“He never told anyone what to say,” she said, occasionally dabbing her eyes with a tissue as she spoke.

“We don’t want to live in fear, so we make ourselves useful working for organizations that move the scale away from fear and put us smack dab in the middle of love.”

When she’s asked to imagine her life after “Hacks,” Einbinder’s face suddenly turns pink, a folded tissue appears, and she’s dabbing away tears.

Sand dabs and halibut, still edible and plentiful there, were held in a net slung under the hull and served moments later.