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“A merchant is someone who figures out how to select, how to smell, how to identify, how to feel, how to time, how to buy, how to sell, and how to hopefully have two plus two equal six.”

Quote by Millard Drexler

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Millard Drexler

Millard Drexler, born on August 17, 1944, is an individual whose identity and profession remain unclear. more

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