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Wednesday, February 15, 2017

I Know the Feeling

For 30 years, Donald Lau has been the “Chief Fortune Writer” at Wonton Foods, a manufacturer that touts itself to be one of the world's largest producers of fortune cookies. 

But now, Lau is leaving his position following a long bout of writer’s block.
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