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Love in a time of war

By Hunter S. Thompson
Page 2 columnist

Monday, March 31, 2003

"The final mystery is oneself&. Who can calculate the orbit of his own soul?" -- Oscar Wilde I smiled when Marquette trounced Pittsburgh in the Sweet 16 last week, but my smile soon turned to wax. My bracket selections were murdered in the Regional finals, and I was forced to abandon all hope of victory in the office pool. It was the worst gambling disaster I'd suffered since the Super Bowl. Ho ho -- but so what? My prevailing mood has taken a drastic turn for the better since my eng ...

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