A young man asked ................old rich man how he made his money.
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Well, son, it was 1932. The ................of the Great Depression. I was down to my last nickel.
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I invested that nickel in an apple. I spent the entire day polishing .................. apple and, at the end of the day, I sold the apple for ten cents.
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The next morning, I invested those ten cents in two apples. I spent the entire day ............. them and sold them at 5:00 pm for 20 cents.
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I continued this system for a month, .......... the end of which I'd accumulated a fortune of $1.37.
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And that's how you ............ an empire?" the boy asked.
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Heavens, no! the man replied. Then my wife's father died and left us two million dollars.