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Ultimately, Mulan radically sets herself apart from the female protagonists from Disney movies by displaying such mastery of martial arts that she will not only save the Emperor, but also the Captain Shang, outmatched in combat

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It is the easiest way to tell a room that you embraced the occasion rather than defaulting to your weekday wardrobe, and it is the lever you can pull even when your silhouette is simple

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