Of Exemptions

“I do not associate myself with losers,” he said.
I chuckled at this and said.
“It is a good thing then that I am not a loser.”
“I have made you an exemption,” he said.
I laughed out loud this time, and then catching my breath, I smiled.
“Be careful with exemptions,” I advised. “It is a sign of weakness.”
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