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Chris: So, I talked to him.

Mitch: You did?

Chris: Yeah, and he used to be the number one stud around here in the 70’s. (whispers) Smarter than you and me put together.

Mitch: So what happened? Did he crack?

Chris: Yes, Mitch. He cracked, severely.

Mitch: Why?

Chris: He loved his work.

Mitch: Well what’s wrong with that.

Chris: There’s nothing wrong with that, but that’s all he did. He loved solving problems, he loved coming up with the answers. But, he thought that the answers were the answer for everything. Wrong. All Science no Philosophy. So then one day someone tells him that the stuff he’s making was killing people.

Mitch: So what’s your point? Are you saying I’m going to end up in a steam tunnel?

Chris: Yeah.

Mitch: What?




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