I was a little under the weather when I first got wind of this but I figured better late than never.

I don't want to cut any corners or have things get out of hand as that could start a snowball effect.

I don't want to be hard on you, so I will cut you some slack, but we'll cross that bridge when it comes.

I feel like a fish out of water, your guess is as good as mine as to why, I'm stepping up my game, keeping my ear to the ground, so if it feels like we're running around in circles, Don't get up in arms.

I do have an ace up my sleeve, so this could be a blessing in disguise, we shouldn't have to scrape the bottom of the barrel, it's a piece of cake, and once in a blue moon I fall for it hook, line, and sinker.

Not to add fuel to the fire, but I do have a bone to pick, I'll go the extra mile, if you don't rest on your laurels, we'll give it a wirl, just hang in there and don't go down for the count, it's not rocket science, let's just Make America Great Again and be done with it.

I cheated:

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