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The Tank

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Martin, born and raised in New York City, was in his late thirties. He had a cutting sense of humor and a good dose of street wisdom, which you could see in his clear blue eyes. He had just moved to the West Coast to take a managerial position with a construction company. At work, he was the new guy with no clue. Yes, Martin had heard a few of the stories about his new bosses, Joe Sherman and Larry Panzer, and he had found most of them to be slightly unbelievable. But on his second day at work, Martin suddenly felt like he was staring at the business end of a loaded cannon, as his new boss, in no uncertain terms, informed Martin that ...

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