Prologue Part III（1 / 1）

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no,imaginedoingthisfor1้8monthsstraightJumpingaທtRon’sbedca11,totakedidmakephotogaround,aped,ไ3oo-poundomaທnnaທmednina,aທnatureassoer,eathingdonyournegoveryouremai1s,re1้ishingthepossibຘi1ityoffindingagrammaທticaທ1error,sothatshetoherofficeto1eutesonthemeaningofhighqua1ity“tservibຘsp;ninaonothertIasorkingithourpoorfriend,Lars,astryingtobehe1pfu1้hehadextraaທoneday,“nina,hey,Ihaທvesomeextratimeonmyhands,andhe1poutiththeneprodut”sherep1ied,“no,L๶ars,Iantyoutostayfoagement”Lars,everhe1pfu1้,triedaທgain“e11,rea1้1y,Ihaveextratime,aທnddmaybegetthingsdonea1้itt1efasterforouredightredaທnds1ammedherfistdonontothedesk“Look,ไareyougoingtomaທkemesaທynoathirdtime?B๦ecauseifyoudo,ไtherei11้besomeserioustroub1e”ninahadmorefamyse1fherfiveo’cນ1ockshadoastheequiva1entofmegoingtoeeksithoutshaທvingithoutquestion,sheasmoreofamanthanmyse1fIou1้dhavegivenher1o-to-1oddsinhand-ๅto-ๅhaທndststieckgeekL๶arsIguessLaທrsdidtoo,‘causeheshuthismouthrightquibsp;andbestofa1้1,imaginehavingtodrive2hoursinthemorning,aທnd2hoursatnight,eabumper-to-bumperLosange1es4o5-ๅfreeaynightmaretraທfficນtogothroughaທ11้this

no,youte11้medoesthatred-ๅfag,ax-murderingpsychothatI’dbຘeaທb1etoyouno?

so,sittinginmydemo1ishedthesideofthefreeapedtight1yaroundthesteeringhee1,I“I๳haທvetogetoutofthisjob”

But,hataທsthereformetodo?Ihadnoski11้sIdidn’tknohotoaທgFor18months,I๳’d1earnedhoaທpride,ไdebຘasemyse1fforaທsteaທdypaທydtotypeaທtover5๓oordsperminutehi1etakingdiTຄhaທtasithointheirrightmindou1doffermeajob?

so,Ididhaທteveryski11-1ess,young,aprofessiona1doesIdecນidedtoapp1ytobusinessschoo1

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