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His name is Bob and he is a mechanic He suffers from liver disease But doesn't panic He is in need of a transplant It's very urgent He hasn't had a drink in seven months He has a wife and a daughter who just graduated from law school She offers him some champaign to celebrate n asks if that's cool He refuses but she insists He has just one glass then takes a seat He's been waiting for six months And today we finally found a donor He is so excited and his family could not be happier The tests results show a percentage of alcohol in his bloodstream And now this changes everything Today I inform him and his family that he can no longer receive a new liver Immediately he begins to quiver He has been placed at the bottom of the list and there's nothing I can do Some rules just cannot be bent We should all follow through

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