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I CAN’T QUIT

MIKE CONLEY JR is fascinated by the unknown. He loves mysteries and has studied all the popular conspiracy theories. One of his favorite television shows ever is The Twilight Zone, which first aired in 1958. He’s been convinced aliens are real since the age of 12, when he caught a documentary on the History Channel about it.

“They’re somewhere around here, man,” he says with a smile.

The question, “What if?” is one Mike frequently finds himself asking.

What if you were the only person to survive a nuclear bomb? What if aliens are really out there? What if they built the pyramids?

He could go on for hours about this kind of stuff, pondering what could’ve been or what could be. But when Conley learned he’d need surgery on his left heel

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