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I shot an arrow into the air It fell to earth so I went there. Unfamiliar was one decaying store Compared to the robustness of the neighborhood. Moving closer to that dormant spot I smelled not gourmet coffees brewing, Played not wild videos, Filled not my gas tank, Stuffed not on fat food, Strained not on body toning machines, Bought not a miracle skin cream or pill. What is this unused place among busy purveyors? Then faint memory clicked on Thanks to a leftover sign stating "drive-up is for customers only." Hark, It's a branch from the days of in-your-face Which 20-somethings find no use for And thus became the fifth in a series of, When 2-over-prime doesn't work anymore 1. Create a package containing names unknown Derived from what? I wondered as did others 2. Sub-prime that should have been labeled no-pay-back 3. Securitization of things that only Vegas would roll on 4. Collateralized Debt Obligations whose fine print offered risk but with high returns. The Fed approved it all; the greedy bought in; some Wall Street vendors failed. But the public was protected, for Government sent lifesavers to the rescue, Even though some would argue Gov was broke itself with $17 tril in debt. Later, even foreclosures failed at what they do, but gained the #1 spot in the oops department. Although 20-something paradigms are not for me They showed indeed they had possessed the vision which Many last men standing are still clinging to: Outlets whose usefulness has passed. And the winner is..... May I have the mobile please?
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