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2、fhistoricalfiguresorthosewidelyreportedinthenews,suchasJosephJett,NickLeeson,andRichardLi.Otherwise,nocharacterinthebookismeanttoreferspecificallytoareal-lifeperson.Also,regardingjobtitlesandposi-tionsatcompaniesthatwereactuallyinexistenceatthetimetheeventsi
3、nthebooktookplace,theyshouldnotbereadtorefertoanyspecificpeoplewhowereactuallyemployedbythosecompaniesatanytime.ContentsAuthor’sNote1Thebreezewasthickandhotandweigheddownwith...12Here,eventheparkinglotssmelledlikeparadise.93Itwasadangerouscombination.Twenty
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5、759ItwassixA.M.andMalcolmwashurtlingoverthe…8910Malcolm’shighschoolcoachusedtocallittheFlash:…10111Thebuildingwasatwo-storywalk-up,grayandboxylike…10512Thewinewasn’thelpingatall.11113Theairwascrispandcoldandtastedfaintlyof…11914ThefirstthingMalcolmnoticedw
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8、tcouldn’tpossibly…22525Theairwasthickwiththenoxiousbutfamiliarfumes…23526JesusChrist.LookwhattheBMWdraggedin.”24327Itbegan,ofallplaces,onachairlift,danglingthirty…25128Therewasnowaytotrulyprepareforthemoment.