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A seat at the table

You’re throwing a dinner party. You’ve been planning it for three years. You have the date: Saturday, October 14. You’ve planned the menu. You just haven’t announced it yet. You have the seating worked out. But you know what they say about best-laid plans. What if a number of your guests are abducted by aliens, or even anti-vaxers, on their way to your bash? You can’t have empty seats at the table.

You could always put Winston on your B list. He likes a party. But which party? And would he come? He’ll have lots of conditions. Where will he be seated at the table? Who will he be seated next to? How many

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