>> JR. YOU BEGIN AND END THE BOOK WITH ELON MUSK AND YOU HAVE THAT PROBLEM WE ALL HAVE, I HAVE BEEN THERE. OF PEOPLE WANTING IT TO BE BINARY WHICH IS --OH, HE'S A GENIUS. OH NO.

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