The Code Monkey's Revenge

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, and intensely intelligent. He didn't talk about branding or market share; he talked abo

is gaze direct and sincere. "I want your vision.

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ensuring everyone could hear. "Crawling to the competition al

"Don' t be so harsh, Mark. She has to make a l

a flash of the old humiliati

de me. And I looked back at Mark and Chloe, at the

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cold smile on my lips. "Because from where I' m standing, ConnectC