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The Life That Wasn't

The Life That Wasn't

How I pictured my life in the future when I was a child

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Aaron Dowen
Apr 20, 2022
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For a long time, I thought I would serve in the NSA as some kind of field operative. There was always this sense of wonder and mystery to it. I grew up with games like Splinter Cell, and shows like Chuck and Burn Notice that came out in my late teen years. I realized that there was a recurring theme in every single spy…

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