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Photos by: Kathy Lim | Words by: James Thoo
Cast of Trouble Came: Kimberley Kiew (Julia), Kimberly Chan (Melanie), Steven Murphy (John), Jon Cancio (Cal), Monil SJ (Patel), Hamza Qaiser (Man at gym)
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