2022-03-16 18:40:39João Paulo visits Benjamin and finds him attentively watching a cooking show on TV. He has a notebook in hand, writing down the recipe and watching the chef perform the preparation.
"Hello, buddy! Do I get in the way?" João Paulo greets him.
"No, you can come close," Benjamin responds without taking his eyes off the TV.
João Paulo sits on the sofa and follows the televised attraction, "Will you learn to make four-cheese lasagna?"
"I found it interesting," Benjamin responds almost hypnotized.
João Paulo smiles, thinking that his friend has found something else to do besides boxing.
******
After lunch, Bernardo calls Vernon to his office. The poor editor can hardly imagine that he is being taken to the slaughter.
"Hello, my dear boss!" Vernon sits down without waiting for a request, "Did you call me to congratulate me on my work on your wife's magazine?"
"Vernon, while I recognize you have talen
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