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  • The same thing happened a few years ago in America (and before that, in Britain).

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  • It was written about 3 years ago, and updated right before publication.

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  • When I worked at an airport for a regional airline long ago in my 20s, and before that for a posh hotel in San Francisco, I would look for famous people to arrive.

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