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Today is part two of one of the realest people I've ever had the privilege of reading

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So I was sitting in a coffee shop one time and this random guy just started talking to

me.

Now, usually when this happens, my strategy is very simple.

I just sprint for the door.

Any possessions I may have at the table, my computer, phone, whatever it is, I just leave

it behind, except it as a loss, start a new life at another coffee shop somewhere else.

But on this particular day, the guy starts talking.

I mean, I look towards the door as I do.

And I see that it's raining outside.

Like, torrential downpour kind of rain.

The rain's going sideways against the window.

And I make an executive decision in that moment that I'm going to talk to this guy today.

I mean, that's what human beings do on this planet, right?

They talk to people.

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