Knowing he had seen me, I simply walked past the counter at the guard station and took a position in front of the door. I stood there, percolating like a fresh batch of coffee until I caught a glimpse of him snickering out the corner of my eye.

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Wisdom often goes unrecognized amongst the company of the “unlearned.”

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          I had barely passed the guard station on my way out when concluding the phone conversation and immediately turned to re-enter through the security door. As I approached, John turned away, pretending he was preoccupied so he’d have an excuse to not buzz me through.

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How is it that one man can consider himself better than the next when three days without a bath requires the same combination of soap and water for both? Only, the former will merely be clean on the outside but still filthy internally.

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     “All right,” I conceded. “Tell Moms and Poppy I’ll be back up in a few minutes, but you’ll probably have to buzz me in. The new guard and I didn’t get off to as good a start as you and me… He doesn’t look as good. See you in a sec.”

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Amidst controversy, the greater challenge lies not in finding the truth so much as it is deciding which version to believe.

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     Now, she was playing along. It was obvious Cherish knew I had made up the whole appointment story to get out the apartment. “No, I ain’t callin you a lie. I just figure you can reschedule the appointment for later or another day. Tell ‘em it’s a family emergency or somethin.”

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