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Dr. Nise sleep.

There are certain points in everyone's lives when they find out who they really are.

It was the summer of 1984 when I learned I was a cruel bastard.

That was the same summer I met. And I was a cruel bastard.

That was the same summer I met true evil.

To think they are not related would be delusional.

July 23rd, 1984 was a Monday. My parents had split up, so my mother was at her new part-time job selling art supplies on the college campus.

My father was traveling the state, selling whatever the hell he was selling at the time.

On that Monday, with a whopping $6 in my pocket, I rode my bike to my friend Carl's house because Carl had an Atari.

Back then, I switched best friends like my dad switched products he sold.

Carl was okay, but if he hadn't had that Atari, well, I probably wouldn't have even talked to him, let alone ridden over that day.

I'm bored, I said after losing 12 straight games of combat to Carl

Let's go see ghostbusters. I can't

Carl replied starting a 13th game

My mom says ghostbusters is against God.

It teaches about the devil.

Coastbusters?

I laughed hard.

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