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THURSDAY, 28 SEPTEMBER 1995
You "don't do small talk".
You also don't do big talk, phone calls, emails or replying. You do "vibes", and nobody can invoice those.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
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