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talent," "I have a plan to build a business," "Business is an interesting amusement. It's ethic is the surrival of the individual; yet the abstract- ion of it is the image of no struggle at all. People will have confidence in a man who appears to be above what he is doing. The business man should only seem serious when he is explaining to others what he can do for them." "My idea is for a dimer house." "Yes, your artistic gifts would be an excellent asset. The ability to carve and construct can con- vince people that your foundation for profit makes more sense than if it were simply a scheme. If a person is creatively involved in a project, then people can be convinced it is ment to be a life function." "I certainly intend to establish a perminent base." "But where will you build, and have you anyone in mind that might finance such an undertaking? For my own part; I have connections, of course, but no capital." "Ogg's, on the Santa Monica pier, across from the carrousel. You know the cafe? Their're going out of business." "Politics; lease, licences, more politics, constr- uction; but foremost before these, of course money."