PART THREE
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The Experiment

COLD FEET

The reality of his decision began to strike Brian when he woke up on Thursday morning. But it wasn’t until he put on his “Gene and Joe’s” T-shirt that it completely hit home.
As he was heading out the door, he looked at Leslie and said, “What am I doing?”
Leslie smiled, and demonstrated yet again why Brian had been so lucky to marry her almost thirty years ago. “Because, as you said, it’s why God put you on earth. You’re a manager. And a leader. You can’t help it.”
“But look at me.” He turned toward a mirror in the entryway of the cabin. “I’m wearing a shirt that says ‘Pizza and Pasta. Here, There, Everywhere.’ ...

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