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(group member since Jan 23, 2018)
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YES!!!

Sorry I got carried away yesterday. I was hoping someone would come up with the next line. I guess it wasn't that creative.

You gently push the door open into a dark office, and a man is staring out the window on a busy city night. Puff of smoke drift up from his cigar sticking out the side of his mouth where the red cinders from the end light up his reflection in the window.
"Well, are you ready to get this done?" he asks without turning around.
"I am. These pages don't get read on their own."
"But I see pages turning all over town. Not books, but web pages! People wasting time on 'click bait' seeing which celeb embarrassing photo is best or how to turn $20 in $20k. Its a shame. This town is turning into a cyberjunkie den!" He turns around and extinguishes his cigar into the ash tray and stares into your eyes.
"And you stroll in here wanting to read a book. Well, tell me how it will make a difference."
You stare back not daring to show your fear. But you are afraid. Can you really make a difference with your bag of books slung over your shoulder? You have thought about this for weeks and made up your mind. Yes you can make a difference. You crossed through this infected den of web browsing visual prostitution because you thought, no you KNEW you could make a difference. That same resolve came back you now. Without blinking you drop your books on the desk in front of him, take a deep breath and say, "............