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Drafted complex logical arguments on the subway

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Charles Williams didn't retreat to a quiet country cabin to draft his incredibly dense, complex theories. He worked a completely normal day job at a publishing house and drafted his most intense, reality-bending arguments while violently swaying back and forth on the incredibly loud, crowded London Underground during his daily morning commute.

Drafted complex logical arguments on the subway
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