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A Controversial Rare-Book Dealer Tries to Rewrite His Own Ending

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81 points acabal | 1 comments | 22 Oct 24 03:20 UTC | HN request time: 0.352s | source
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tptacek ◴[22 Oct 24 04:43 UTC] No.41911264[source]▶
"Keenly attuned to his guests’ networks and net worths" is a cute turn of phrase.

Watch out for this story, it'll suck you in.

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ballooney ◴[22 Oct 24 05:14 UTC] No.41911388[source]▶
Exactly the sort of darling that that my college tutor would have said needed to be killed. “Yes, I know you’re very proud of it…”
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1. vundercind ◴[22 Oct 24 13:44 UTC] No.41914198[source]▶
A couple well-placed em-dashes and at least it doesn’t read like the author is trying to rap.