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Tim was enduring another listless and tiresome day at work when, at four-ten in the afternoon, the lights suddenly went out. He could hear a chorus of expletives erupting from the other offices on his floor as his querulous coworkers lost whatever projects they had been working on. Fortunately for him, the market had just closed, and he was busy handling paperwork related to his trades.

He sat quietly in the quasi-darkness, awaiting the return of the power when someone burst suddenly through his door, nearly startling him out of his chair.

“Tim! You’ve got to come see this!” the red faced man proclaimed.

“See what?”

Tim’s question was met with silence; the man had already vacated the office. From outside, the chorus of complaints had been r...

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