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Hey, shorter days don't have to feel dismal.

As the weather cools and the sunsets earlier, it's the perfect time to reach out.

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I hear people say to me all the time.

Well, I'm just going to do my job.

I'm just going to keep my head down and do my job.

I don't have to pay any of those politics.

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