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SATURDAY, 2 JANUARY 2021
"Per my last email" is the closest you'll ever get to a duel.
You'll still lose.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
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- "It's only Monday" is the most threatening sentence in English. It will be only…
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