Drinking Wine
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(One of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove)
Thank you.
It seems only fitting that my first post limited to paid subscribers only is a thank you note.
The last 24 hours exceeded my expectations. Guidance from Substack suggests that only ten percent of total subscribers will convert to paid subscriptions. We've already beaten that.
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