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“Hi, nice to meet you.”Words I’ll soon take back.Cut right past the niceties,Lord have mercy, here comes the attack. How do you breathe?I couldn’t get a word in.You keep talking talkingI”ll let you fin… Go ahead, go on.Please, finish your thought.Oh good grief,It’s been an hour long. I’ll chime in…