For a few months in 2011, I had a regular customer named Chris.
Chris was an interesting guy, an unusual guy, and a sometimes pathetic guy. A veteran of the first Iraq war, Chris reminded me of that character on The Simpsons. You know the one, the surly Army Surplus store owner with a missing arm. Chris had all of his limbs, but in all other respects, they were the same. Hell, they even looked eerily alike.
As a veteran, Chris drew some money from the military. It was a small amount of money, but it was enough
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