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Writer, @TheAtlantic. Author of Counting Descent and How the Word Is Passed.

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    Clint Smith‏Verified account @ClintSmithIII 21 Apr 2017

    Still feel this way #RIPPrincepic.twitter.com/gFKPrErqmW

    7:38 AM - 21 Apr 2017
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    • MidGrange My Annie ™ sunny zhang čhārlÿ lā kēęnon føf Stephanie Bob McNeil Izzy Goodman Muelelwa🇿🇦
    18 replies 523 retweets 1,455 likes
      1. Seven Blue⁷ 🧈‏ @seven_blue 21 Apr 2017
        Replying to @ClintSmithIII

        Beautifully stated. 💜

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      1. Z‏ @Naijagirl777 21 Apr 2017
        Replying to @ClintSmithIII

        Thank you for putting into words. Prince completely redefined what being a man was.

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      1. Semhal Tekeste‏ @sdotekeste 21 Apr 2017
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        Thanks for sharing!! 💜💜💜

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      1. Jackie Talks Nerdy #MiyagiFang4Life‏ @AnUnabashedNerd 21 Apr 2017
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        Beautiful 💜💜💜

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      1. REBELS‏ @Rebelsmusiq 21 Apr 2017
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        True

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      2. Tim Wright‏ @timswar 21 Apr 2017
        Replying to @ClintSmithIII @Thesueshi

        This, possibly more than his excellent music, may end up being his legacy. And it'd be a pretty freaking fabulous legacy to leave.

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      3. Susan S**H**I*‏ @Thesueshi 21 Apr 2017
        Replying to @timswar @ClintSmithIII

        Sorry. Phone doesn't let me see over 140 char. Ur tweet cut at "legacy. And it'd be a..."

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      1. MoiraKay‏ @mkayg3 21 Apr 2017
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        He was so ahead of his time <3

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      1. Julian Sayarer‏ @JulianSayarer 21 Apr 2017
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        @zeynep also a secret donor of solar panels. really nice campaign starting with UK organisation @1010 https://1010uk.org/princesolar/about …

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      2. Clint Smith‏Verified account @ClintSmithIII 21 Apr 2017
        Replying to @ClintSmithIII

        Just listened to When Doves Cry & remembered as a kid I literally thought it was a song about birds in despair which left me very concerned.

        5 replies 12 retweets 141 likes
      3. Mark Kawada‏ @Mark_Kawada 21 Apr 2017
        Replying to @ClintSmithIII

        I was 14 when the song came out. That line about the parents, man, it spoke to me and my life.

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