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Then there's a funny scene at an opulent breakfast table when Soon-Yi forces a poorly prepared Spanish omelet on Allen.

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Eva Yi-Hwa Chen shows no mercy when she suits up for fencing and thrusts at an opponent in one of her favorite sports.

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