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8: History of Everything: The Tale of Timothy Dexter

History of Everything

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How to Make a Profit From Sugar Plantations

The ship's captain added handles to the cover of pans, which were sold as molasses strainers. He was able to split the product into two separate products and then mark up the price from what it was supposed to be in the first place. When he was down there, not only did he sell all these pans, but they also sold cats,. The town had a really big stray cat problem and Dexter decided to fix this by helping out with pest control.

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