But as interesting a character as Buffett is, the more important piece of the Buffett puzzle for investors is this: How did he do it?

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How, exactly, did he do that?

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And how, you ask, did he do?

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Those kinds of things honestly are between the families and has nothing to do with how he did his job.

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It's really to try and tell everyone about what he did and how brave his expedition was and I really do feel closer to him now.

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Recalls DiSilvestro, He said, If you did your best, how are you going to do better next time?

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But he gained from it, which makes you wonder, you know, who - how - why did the devil do that?

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