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Chimeric Illusions of Grandeur

Seventeen thousand special K vanished into thin air in one fell swoop life savings fraudulent fiend did clear yours truly duped courtesy scammer with consummate flair rowdies in peanut gallery doth jeer raucous insult to injury outware any remaining shred, where peace of mind concerned unraveling threads feeling victimized Harvey Specter's lobbed hand grenades fractured, exploded, destroyed... psyche how mean spirited and unfair. Amidst din in noggin analogous to tower of Babel meaningless mysterious cable enclosed holding key to deliver remuneration bringing tears of joy and Hollywood ending to torturous surreal fable decrypted applying following conversion table 7.15 6.21.14.4 13.5 fiasco from fraudster (fiendish) frazzles father would elicit flickering salvation. I still haint reckoned with reality and shake me head in disbelief mourning forsaken legal tender while yours truly merrily strolling along information superhighway unexpected encountering grief sorely missing nest egg linkedin with devilish scheme hatched when computer hacker impersonating Apple technician lured me into a virtual net. He (who spoke with a clipped English affect) his trust earned, though no questions I asked him, thus never double checked truthfulness of authenticity regarding his being credentialed by Apple Computer Company only after the fact painfully learning checking and savings accounts wrecked. Expertise with fleecing sheepish folks like me most likely found him laughing all the way to the bank donning poised demeanor ernest and frank allowed, enabled, and provided being emboldened, empowered to pull off heist, which legerdemain possibly refined playing many a boyhood prank pull the wool over my eyes and extracting legal tender he slyly, knowingly, and deftly did yank key personal information compromising willpower to remain alive, whereat suicidal ideation (via prescription medication overdose) teases as modus operandi to escape death by a thousand cuts unsure how I can weather insolvency, a bitter battle to survive and bear witness to monies thrive.

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