"It's amazing. I feel like I should have put two and two together, but with what I do for a living I've learned to never make assumptions," Jack said. Then he sipped the steaming hot coffee.
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"It's amazing. I feel like I should have put two and two together, but with what I do for a living I've learned to never make assumptions," Jack said. Then he sipped the steaming hot coffee.