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Denning volunteers with East Pasadena Community Defense Corner, a group that runs patrols for ICE activity in the area, and hoped that Saturday’s demonstration would “create a little mischief” and increase awareness.

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All traces of humor and mischief have evaporated from her eyes, revealing the same intense look that Ma must have inherited.

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To put a temporary spell on a bakehouse would be well within her capacity for mischief.

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“What were you up to, sir? How did you come to be at the séance, and what mischief did you hope to accomplish there?”

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They were, however, prone to mischief, especially when in high spirits.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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