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Submitted to Contest #315
José was 29, a barista with a dream that stretched further than his paycheck ever did. Originally from Portugal, he had arrived in the United States on a student visa, young and hungry for opportunity. He had studied economics at a state university, spent hours in lecture halls filled with numbers and theories and graduated with honors. But when it came time to follow the well-worn path into finance or consulting, José paused. The thought of cubicles, dress codes, and performance evaluations left him cold. He didn’t want to spend his life an...
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