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I always felt a bit nervous
about meeting new clients.
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There'd be human beings,
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arranged in a certain order,
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with whom I'd have to interact.
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Tomorrow, okay.
:09:19
No problem.
I can be there at 7.
:09:23
I get off at 6.
:09:25
I can make it by 7.
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Just a sec...
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Room 317, please.
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2nd floor, turn right.
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The stairs are behind you.
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Experience soon taught me
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that the people I had to meet
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were, if not exactly identical,
:09:52
very similar in their habits,
opinions, tastes
:09:57
and basic attitudes to life.
:10:01
In theory,
there was nothing to fear.
:10:04
Business meetings, especially,
:10:07
are normally quite safe.
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Can I help you?
:10:24
I'm due to meet
Catherine Lechardoy.
:10:26
I'm not sure she's in.
I saw her earlier.
:10:30
You can wait in her office.
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However,
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I'd noticed that people
:10:38
like to differentiate themselves
in nasty little ways,
:10:43
using tics,
:10:45
mannerisms, etc...
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AGRICULTURE MINISTRY
SOFTWARE PROJECT
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...to make others see them
as full individuals.
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So A plays tennis,
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B enjoys riding