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"I still have my original social security card signed when I was 13."

Vernon L. Smith, American Economist

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"I still have my original social security card signed when I was 13."

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"After my stellar first grade academic achievements, I continued to perform well in the city primary schools - except for penmanship, which was not my forte."

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"I still have my original social security card signed when I was 13."

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