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WarriorCarryingWater
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The human race is a chase, the prey is our dreams.

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Coca Cola

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John S. Pemberton Invented Coca Cola 

As a remedy for his morphine habit and to make payola 

He was a pharmacist, but I was alarmed by this...

He served as a Confederate Lieutenant Colonel 

And got a saber wound at the Battle of Columbus, chest injuries internal

Then was discharged and later became addicted to morphine to dull the pain

To cure his addiction he created a drink laced with cocaine

His bookkeeper coined the name Coca Cola

He thought it would be a hit (he was right), but it struck like a cobra

It didn’t sell, his business failed, so he sold all of the rights for $1,750

In 1880, that was worth about $45k in today’s money - pity 

John died broke and addicted and so did his son

I had a bottle of coke just this morning, my last one.

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