Well, that happens in fairy tales, doesn’t it? In real life… - William Barton

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Well, that happens in fairy tales, doesn’t it? In real life, when a manager fucks up and ruins a million working people’s lives, when he bungles so badly the company loses a decade’s profits, his Christmas bonus turns up a little short. That’s all.

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William Renald Barton III (born September 28, 1950) is an American science fiction writer.

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