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Harpo Johnson

CTL-W-1169 · Work

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Combined Graph record U-02277 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-1169. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

Mister's gentle son

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Mister's gentle son

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Harpo, character in The Color Purple by Alice Walker — Mister's son and Sofia's husband

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