The Price of Fear - The Ninth Removal
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The Price of Fear - The Ninth Removal

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 6, 202628 min
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  • Fiction & stories

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them, for that way lies madness.

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The Price of Fear brought to you by Vincent Price. Do you ever wonder what life will be like in, say, fifty years' time? I know I do, especially when I find myself becoming annoyed at some piece of modern tomfoolery. You know, the sort of thing loud, mindless music being played unnecessarily in stores

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and restaurants. Checks long overdue because somebody's latest computer has made a mistake. This never seems to happen with bills, I notice. Well, I suppose we all have little likes and dislikes connected with various aspects of

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modern living, but most of us forget them after a brief flash of annoyance. That is until the next time. The point I'm making is that we don't dwell upon them continually and become obsessed by them, for that way lies madness.

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