A Brief History of Hypothetical, Inc.

Hypothetical, Inc., is a large and ponderous company that began with nothing and has magnified that initial endowment many times. It is one of the largest companies in the world—one of the 1×108 largest, to be precise—and is the largest employer in Mordechai, Kansas. Since its birth in 1987, Hypothetical, Inc., has been devoted to the production and distribution of hypotheticals. The mission statement of the company is as follows:

To make and sell the best hypotheticals anytime and for any price the buyer will pay.

In keeping with trends throughout the economy, Hypothetical, Inc., has recently been in transition, and now the strategic focus of the company is to align itself such that a hypothetical is regarded ...

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