My fondness for things Afghan began when I was a child and read a short story by the Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore.

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When I read this story, I had a huge rush of intellectual pleasure.

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When I was a kid, I remember my mom read the fairy tale about the ugly duckling, a story about a hideous, huge baby duck that can't fit in with the other ducks.

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When I read this story, I was reminded that Lois represents a time in recent history when women had very little freedom of expression.

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Mr Berglas, when I read your story I giggled to myself and felt I must comment because you must be speaking about a Paul Allen from another planet, because the adorable cuddly Paul Allen I know and love has the ego of a king and well achieved in life to many.

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When I first read the story I thought it was an exchange for actual goods, like bed pans and surgical kits, a circa-1999 idea like the old Commerce One or VerticalNet.

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