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Question

Add vivid adjectives.

Kenneth Brown's familiarity with Ms. Zoleko's properties ran deep. He took his job seriously, inspecting every unit, verifying that each one met required standards. When he testified, he made it clear: these properties were solid, up to code and ready for tenants. But that didn't mean they would last forever without upkeep. Ms. Zoleko, seemed to expect that once she had made her purchase, the properties would simply maintain themselves. He expected that they'd generate money with no effort on her part.

The prosecution latched onto this unrealistic expectation, using it to suggest something sinister in the fact that a few minor repairs were needed here and there. Barrtt made the jury think that maintenance needs were evidence of fraud, and Zoleko's occasional repairs were portrayed as glaring red flags. But that was simply part of the reality of owning rental properties. Wear and tear was inevitable, yet the prosecution seemed intent on painting these routine repairs as an ominous sign. Listening to them, it was obvious they were con artists pulling the wool over the juror's eyes. It was absurd.