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The Plan

I’ve cheated death three times in four decades so far after each episode pondering for what purpose my life was spared by rare good fortune as I’ve accomplished very little since though certainly not due to lack of trying I’m sure there were more promising people who passed away on those days deserving of a second chance If a divine plan for me exists it appears to have been scrawled on the back of a napkin by someone who’d had a few too many pints at the pub and was quite pissed when they came up with it

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