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The Dead Mans Hand
Title: Dead Man’s Hand Act I: The Concrete Bottom (Chapters 1–7) Chapter 1: The Unwanted Son Fifteen-year-old Chris Dozier sits on the curb with a single trash bag of belongings. His parents, emotionally bankrupt and heavily neglectful,…
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…He learned the language of the warehouse: SKUs, ASNs, JIT, LTL. He understood the delicate dance of supply and demand, the intricate web that connected raw materials to finished products, to the hands of consumers. His street-honed ability to read people also served him well. He learned to navigate the subtle social dynamics of the workplace, to identify the allies and the adversaries, to offer a helping hand without appearing eager, to receive praise with humility. He even started to notice the small things that Marcus Thorne’s life might have afforded him. A decent cup of coffee from the breakroom, the satisfaction of a well-made