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    A Momentous Decision
    A Momentous Decision
    A Momentous Decision
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    A Momentous Decision

    By Mario V. Farina

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    A beautiful woman introduced herself to him and indicated she was attracted to him. But, there was something wrong. He was much older than she and she knew he was married and had children. He had lunch with her and decided that he wanted to be with her again. Where was this relationship going? He had to make a decision. This story tells about his decision and what led to it.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMario V. Farina
    Release dateSep 3, 2016
    ISBN9781370352470
    A Momentous Decision
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    Mario V. Farina

    Mario V Farina has worked all his life, from age 18 to 90. He worked for the American Locomotive Company, served in the U. S. Army during WWII, was employed at General Electric. He taught computers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. After leaving his position with RPI, he became employed with the State Labor Department of New York. He’s a car buff, a pun creator, and a computer enthusiast. He wrote textbooks for the programming languages COBOL and FORTRAN and wrote a book of puns and short stories called, “A Little Light Reading,” as well as over 20 other books. Several of his books were translated into other languages. This is his first foray into the world of digital publishing, with the help of his computer tutor (william.rl.dickie@gmail.com).

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      A Momentous Decision - Mario V. Farina

      A Momentous Decision

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      Mario V. Farina

      Copyright 2016 Mario V. Farina

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      It began in October about three years ago. I had gone to Harland directly from work and was getting ready to teach my regular evening class which began at six. As I walked through the school's library on my way to room 314, I was stopped by a cheery hello there!

      The voice had come from a young woman who was seated

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