It was occurring to Doc now, as he recalled what Jason Velveeta had said about vertical integration, that if the Golden Fang could get its customers strung out, why not turn around and also sell them a program to help them kick? Get them coming and going, twice as much revenue and no worries about new customers--as long as American life was something to be escaped from, the cartel could always be sure of a bottomless pool of new customers.
Thomas Pynchon
Inherent Vice p 192
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101 Projects: Healing Hotin
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Go to Hotin Ukraine where my father’s ancestors lived. Leave glass stones
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Where Does Technology Belong and Where Does It Not?
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Katya and dog, outdoors, playing.
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Thoughts on Ukraine
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For the last month, friends and family who know my background as former
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Snow peas, fresh peas, asparagus and chives star in this bright green
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Day 8 - Kendal to Carlisle
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We started the day standing at a bus stop just north of Kendal and two
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