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Opportunity and the half dollar tale from The Sun
A long reader nugget recounts a parable about a man who advances from poverty to wealth after accepting a half dollar loan. The story follows two travelers, one penniless and one funded, through sales jobs, partnership, and a later fortune, ending with the loaner’s rise to a million and a half while the other remains jobless.
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