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Most of the time you grow up smarter and wiser. You learn what to do in life.
But sometimes, you had it figured out better when you were younger. When you were creative. You took chances. You threw yourself headlong into situations without overthinking.
There’s a lot to be said for the carelessness of youth. So here’s to my younger, crazier self. The lad who’d kick this barrel over with a boot. Who’d let the kerosene run all over the floor of the warehouse.
The daft bastard who’d take this match, strike it against the rough side of the box and toss it in the spill.
The wild child who’d watch a yellow-blue flame tear across the warehouse floor. And smile as it set fire to the hundreds of thousands of pounds’ worth of supplies used to cut millions in street value cocaine.
The young
