So why do so many smart people still try to go it alone?

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That is one reason why he leaves the 5, 000 or so small-time smugglers in this area alone.

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He had been living alone like that for some years by then, which was maybe why he paid so much attention to the few people he encountered.

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Once in awhile in our more reflective moments we may ponder why there should be such things that cause so much suffering and sorrow in the world, let alone so much lost productivity.

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So, if you get a chance to be alone with your thoughts, ask yourself why you run.

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