Attention! Attention! Attention! Attention! Attention! Attention!
This is the second part of the biography of Chris Avellone. If you haven't read the first part yet , I highly recommend doing it.
When there is no agreement in the comrades,
Their business will not go well,
And nothing will come out of him, only flour.
I. A. Krylov
This is a text adaptation of my video, so if it's more convenient for you to watch for any reason, it's not a problem.
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They took the load with the luggage,
And together the three were all harnessed to him;
They climb out of their skin, but the cart is still not moving!
The luggage would seem easy for them:
Yes the Swan is bursting into the clouds,
Cancer moves back, and Pike pulls into the water.
Who is to blame, who is right, is not for us to judge;
Yes, only things are still there.