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 T WAS A TYPICAL TUESDAY EVENING IN THE INTERNET CAFE. ON ONE SIDE 
of the counter, baristas served drinks through a complicated process that sometimes resembled the sound of a construction zone. Whoosh, thump, pop, bang!
The other side was slightly less hectic, but every bit as distracting. On my right a group of high school students debated the intricacies of the Revolutionary War. An American history buff, I was interested until one of them mentioned Abraham Lincoln’s leadership.
Attempting to concentrate on my slowly developing story, I clenched my jaw, silently giving myself the proverbial Focus! pep talk. Momentarily, »
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