Against the backdrop of a giant airbrushed mural of waves crashing against striated rocks, the U.S. Secretary of State smiled as North Korean protocol officers bustled her unceremoniously from one spot to another in the western building of the One Hundred Flowers Blooming Guest House. Then the attendants joined senior U.S. aides and other North Korean officials on the periphery, leaving America's most powerful woman standing all alone in the center of the room, shifting uneasily on her feet.
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