\u201cYou have got to take a break. The things you thought on Friday are still with us today. I think that you should be forced to wear a scarlet J because your thoughts are, at times, quite ungenerous. Work on this, okay? In the meanwhile, please continue to keep those most vile thoughts to yourself. It\u2019s enough that you thought them; please do not share them\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cYou have got to take a break. The things you thought on Friday are still with us today. I think that you should be forced to wear a scarlet J because your thoughts are, at times, quite ungenerous. Work on this, okay? In the meanwhile, please continue to keep those most vile thoughts to yourself. 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