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If I Build a Potemkin Village Will They Come?

About two ago I got asked by a friend if I would be interested in some freelance legal work with a local entrepreneur. Naturally, I agreed to at least meet with the person and see what "freelance" legal work was all about. We three met at a ritzy... ...full story at Black China Hand

from Black China Hand on Wed, Nov 18 2009

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