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p style="box-sizing: inherit; padding: 0px; margin: 32px auto; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; max-width: calc(740px); overflow-wrap: break-word; color: #222222; font-family: Palatino, 'Palatino Linotype', 'Palatino LT STD', 'Book Antiqua', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 20px;"It was a long time coming. He needed his freedom. Beads of sweat were mounting on his brow. The mere thought of disappointing his father, the boss, the CEO is Trekkorp was causing Len to perspire. He sighed a heavy sigh. Both out of fear for the upcoming conversation and out of relief that his last day on the job would soon be over. His lunch break almost done, Len fixed his glasses and headed for father's office. /p
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