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Gary stepped outside and knew at once that it was going to be one of those terrible days.   Everything was dark and gloomy, like a thunderstorm was only moments away.   But it was strange – the weather reporter had said the day would be sunny.    Gary continued on to his favorite coffee shop.   Inside the coffee shop, the lights were dim, as if some bulbs had burned out.   He thought, “What kind of lousy restaurant doesn’t change the light bulbs when they go out?”     Gary sat down and looked at the menu, but the dim lighting was making him more and more depressed.   When the waitress came by to take his order, Gary ordered his food, but he stopped her as she started walking back to the kitchen. “Why don’t you guys fix some of these light bulbs? It’s so dark in here.   Do you think your customers like to eat in the dark?” Gary, whose mood had gotten progressively worse since he left the house, spoke angrily and a little too loudly. “But sir,” the waitress said,

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