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Peter: Bob, I hate to break the news, but our sales were down
again last month.
Bob: Down again, Peter?
Peter: Yeah. These days, everybody’s shopping at our compe-
tition, Honest Abe’s Furniture Store.
Bob: But everything in there costs an arm and a leg!
Peter: That’s true. They do charge top dollar.
Bob: And their salespeople are very strange. They really give
me the creeps!
Peter: Well, they must be doing something right over there.
Meanwhile, we’re about to go belly-up.
Bob: I’m sorry to hear that. I thought my new advertising
campaign would save the day.
Peter: Let’s face it: your advertising campaign was a real flop. -
Bob: Well then I’ll go back to the drawing board.
It’s too late for that. You’re fired!
Peter:
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