"...it was comforting to know that nothing stayed the same for too long, that each days was a new opportunity for reinvention. A person could be transformed by a fresh wardrobe or a different nickname..."
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Chemistry by Weike Wang
She is tired of calling places like Bit Lots and Marshalls and asking if they can offer her a job. Over the phone, they can hear her accent and say that the job was recently filled.