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May 2021
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A Road Less Traveled in 10 1/2 Chapters

The Motley Fool
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Imagine: you’ve just stopped doing something that you’ve been doing for a very long time. Something great. Something that in many ways has defined you. But now you’ve stopped. What do you do? What would you do? What would David do? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 
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