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This isn’t a game. We don’t want mediocre employees who can keep the status quo. We want souls. We want to win. And you’ve spent most of your time here being mediocre.

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Richelle Mead
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: November 12
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Michigan
United States
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the kind of kiss that said, I want to consume every inch of you and hear you scream my name.
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