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349 Kafka's Metamorphosis (with Blume)

The History of Literature

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I Wanted to Live, Not Just for Money, but for Life

I was torn between life and literature, the subject of your email. I couldn't justify tapping out story and sending them around because i just couldn't deal with being that person. So let me go back to those days, before the m f a, before the family. I could do whatever i was in your shoes. Great freedom. No money, but freedom. What did i do? Everyone around me was geared for success, that american dream you're talking about. All my other friends were headed toward jobs, caree s, plans. I had nothing. And so finally an opportunity came up, and i grabbed it with both hands. My cousin was in tian teaching english

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