You know those youths who sometimes come to your door selling magazine subscriptions? They're not really earning points for a trip abroad. They're smoking meth with prostitutes and getting beaten for not meeting their sales quotas. Welcome to a harrowing slice of American life, brought to you by us, the magazine industry.
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