Time for some divination
Open your hands and lift your palms up to the light...
A couple of nights ago I attended an insurance press event with a difference.
Among the usual gaggle of industry figures and eager journalists was a guest palm reader.
A natural cynic of all things vaguely supernatural I was a willing volunteer as she looked to interpret the wrinkles and creases in my hands.
Indeed, I left pleasantly surprised following her reading. A number of her interpretations were highly perceptive, if not pretty darn accurate.
Anyway, the point I originally intended to
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