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Rick finds a great Internet deal on an all-inclusive vacation rental in the Tropics for $1200,and immediately places a $1000 nonrefundable deposit on it.He later learns that the dates he planned to go are right in the middle of hurricane season,and it is likely to be miserable and potentially dangerous weather the entire time.Rick decides he cannot waste the $1000 and takes the trip anyway.While sitting in the rain,miserable,Rick realizes:


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