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Can you authenticate summer?
Puffy evening clouds drift through the last shades of summer. She’s tagging the fluffiest ones for her setup. Her daughter burrows deeper under the…
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You sold our home when I went to the kitchen?
- I see you already have everything in place, and your legal assistant is up and running. I think we can start. Are you plugged into the property right…
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Two million stars on neuro brew
- Are you ready? She nods with a smile, and he turns on the switches. The large basement lights up, showing a pool with a VR tank computer rig next to…
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Do you have anything tokenised on the menu?
- How was your holiday? - I can’t complain. We had a full week of SPF 50 weather. - Sounds nice. The waiter puts a carafe of ice-cold water on their…
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That tree made two million last year
- Sorry to keep you waiting folks. - No problem. How is your day? - Phenomenal. I only regret that hand washing is not a popular competitive sport. I…
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Two flat whites for here, to go or secret?
- Next please. - Hi, can I have two medium flat whites, specialty roast, regular milk? - Shall I throw in a sandwich or a muffin? Our toasties can make…
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She took out the butter and realised I had been hyper-trading again
- I developed this ritual to celebrate great days. On my way home, I would switch the investment assistant into a high-risk strategy for a tiny…
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This money changes value based on where you spend it
- Thank you for finding the time to come to my party. - Our pleasure. We’re so happy it’s getting harder every year to wish you something you don’t…
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Thousands of people mirror our cats’ trading strategy
Her partner bursts into the room, wearing a look of disbelief. - You did what?She takes a deep breath while ignoring incoming requests. - It was just an…
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