During the flight, I questioned Thomas, (the American distributor and partner who arranged the licensing agreement), about the Polish company and its chairman, because after 20 years of working together, he probably knew his likes and dislikes.

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Network man's likes and dislikes, in turn, affect the behavior of his friends, and their friends, and their friends.

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It contains his likes, dislikes, college transcript, job pursuits, how he got into Yale, and possibly the night he lost his virginity.

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