There is always me, and I am not a group, I am a study population of one, and my life is precious and therefore priceless.

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So she decided she wanted me to go to a military school in Pennsylvania, and that really ended up being one of the turning points in my life -- having the opportunity to study there and really remake my own identity.

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But in life as in study, I was too ambitious to let my nerdiness hold me back.

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