I stood at my front door as my friend and his brother pulled into my driveway. We were about to embark on an unprecedented journey.
Thirty minutes earlier, I had received an urgent phone call. It was imperative that my friend, Matt, get his Jetta to Denver in less than 24 hours for reasons that were both cruel and illogical.
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