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This is what I was talking about when I said I had had enough of the kind of crap you continually hand out without thinking for one minute of the effect that you have on those around you even when they are bending over backwards to assure that you have what you want when you want it.  This is what I was talking about when I said I had had enough of the kind of crap you continually hand out without thinking for one minute of the effect that you have on those around you even when they are bending over backwards to assure that you have what you want when you want it.This is what I was talking about when I said I had had enough of the kind of crap you continually hand out without thinking for one minute of the effect that you have on those around you even when they are bending over backwards to assure that you have what you want when you want it.  This is what I was talking about when I said I had had enough of the kind of crap you continually hand out without thinking for one minute of the effect that you have on those around you even when they are bending over backwards to assure that you have what you want when you want it.\newline\newline


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