“So all I have to do is not take the bait. I can do that.” “It’s the hardest thing in the world, in my experience. Remember, if your father had been better at not taking bait, he’d probably still be alive. As always, go back to the basics: How does the other party want to project themselves into the world? Figure that out and you’re ninety percent of the way to predicting how they’ll act.” “And this guy wants to rid the city of crime.” “What? No. Zoey, listen, because this is everything: There’s nothing in Damon’s platform that involves preventing crime from happening. His promise is that he
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