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Preston "Bodie" Broadus played by J D Williams on The Wire - Official Website for the HBO Series | HBO.com
Jack M Silverstein on X: "Bodie said he felt like a pawn. In his final scene, he attacks diagonally only, just like a pawn. The Wire went deep. https://t.co/S7pnvy0SJR" / X
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