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Imagine you're an elderly parent with a couple of deadbeat, middle-aged children. Your kids—who we'll call Germane and Chrys—have their own auto-repair shop, which has recently fallen on hard times of its own making. Their methods were outdated, their service and products were lackluster, and they got pushed out by the competition. But they're too integral personally and financially to your family to let them become poor louts. So you float them a loan and hope they can get back on their feet. read more (link)

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