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SEEING THROUGH THE SHAPE-SHIFTING MR. HYDE

Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.—BILLY GRAHAM

PETER, A SLIM, almost handsome man with a receding chin, shrewd foxlike eyes, and a penchant for expensive suits, considered himself a man on the fast track. “I’m in line to be the CEO of my new corporation,” he lied to those who joined him for drinks after work, a group whose faces changed every six months, given that Peter never kept “friends” for long.

The truth lay elsewhere. Every one to two years, Peter took a new job. Once in the new position, he crowed to those he left behind about his status and the perks he planned to enjoy, but, at his new job, he initially adopted a low-key persona. ...

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