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You are in a restaurant. It is a smart place, obviously very
prosperous, and vast. The clientele is truly international
you can see
men and women from every corner of the world. Waiters are going around
the tables cheerfully pressing the spécialités de maison on the customers, especially the large numbers of
Africans, Asians, and Latin Americans down at the far end of the room,
and also, you note, on a newly arrived party from Central and Eastern Europe. But wait. One of the proprietors, an American, seems to be
having a serious talk with a group of his fellow countrymen sitting
near the door. Quietly, you go to the edge of the group to hear what he
is saying.
"It's really great to see you folks," he says, "and we're
so pleased to be able to take care of you again. But first there's something I want to mention
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