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This story appears in the2016年12月issue of狗万官方.Subscribe »

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Hey, everyone in my imaginary office. Gather round. I have some new holiday rules for you all to follow.

Here we go: General cheer is OK. Merriment will be considered on a case-by-case basis. The occasional burst of mirth will be tolerated. Kyle can wear his candy-cane pants. And here comes the really important one:Gifts-- material and monetary -- are banned unless you think really, really hard before giving one.

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