Playing With Fire, Part 2
To pick or not to pick—and what happens when there are no good answers.
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Playing With Fire
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REMINDER: Aegean Tasting Tonight 🇬🇷
See you tonight (August 6th) at 6pm PST
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Replay: Adriatic Tasting
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