Hi, my name is Mark and I’m an addict.
It all started innocently enough … a little experimentation here and there. It ballooned into the hard stuff before I knew what was happening. Now I’m hooked on it and I can’t control myself. It’s worse than heroin and crack combined. I’m sure it’s ruined more lives than alcohol has. Something has to be done about this menace before it destroys the very fabric of our society. I’m talking of course … about Starbucks.
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