We watched the drink become cloudy as the cold water reacted with the herbal oils -- a process known as "louching" -- then smelled the newly aromatic concoction again and finally, took a sip.

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Why, if you want to get out of debt, would you choose the slowest and most frustrating and cloudy way possible to become debt free?

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