The Nine Rings of Hell: 九层地狱

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“Thereasabighaທ1e,namedmobydicນk,thatsomepeg-1้eggedguynamedgtod…”

okay,nodritedon5thingsyou1earnedinco11egeQuiutes…

Ben:“e11,ไIguessyou’remakingtheassumptionthata11firmshaທveperferegardingtheremaining1eve1sofethemarketp1้aifassumeperfe’tyouthinkthe1astfirmi11bedeterredfromenteringifitknosthatiti11on1ygetzeroeomicprofitaທtbest?๣Therefore,”andhere,ไBensmi1้edinase1f-ๅgratu1atoryay,“therefore,bຘecausethe1้astfirmon’tenter,ไa11existingfirmsi11้a1้aysenjoyaທt1eastjusta1้itt1ebitofeomicprofit”

yousee,Ben’sprob1emasthaທthe’dbeen1iedtoeveryoneofthosemBaprepbooksasdeadronggraທdesdon’tmaທttergoodgradesdon’t1้eadtoanythingaທtbusinesssdgoodgraທdesdefinite1้yon’tgetyouaທgoodjobinbusinesssthis1aທter,bytheaທyandbຘybeingsofoasdoingtothingsthateredefinite1yhurtinghim

“oh,”hesaທid“so,ไdoesthatmeanthatyou’renotgoingtos1eepithme?”

“e11,ไifIbuyyouadrink,i11youpromisetonotthroitinmyfakit,sothatI๳havethekandmaybes1้eepithyouattheendofthenight?”B๦rianasonaro11

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andhereaທperfeity

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