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The fact that Ta

THERE WERE SIMILARITIES between the two brothers: they were both handsome, intelligent, and talented, but as they grew older, major differences became apparent. While Andrew was altruistic and self-effacing, Ta

But the most important difference between the brothers was their goals in life.

While Andrew was deeply concerned with organizing charity and assisting others, Ta

ANDREW GRADUATED FROM college summa cum laude and immediately accepted an offer to work at a think tank. There he learned what a significant contribution an organization like that could make, and five years later Andrew decided to start his own think tank, on a modest scale.

When Andrew told Ta

Think tanks get government contracts worth millions, not to mention corporations that hire-" Andrew interrupted. "That's not my idea, Ta

"Beautiful." Ta

"That sign is going to bring happiness to so many people around the world, Ta

JOHN HIGHOLT, A college friend of Andrew's, had invested a hundred thousand dollars to help get the think tank started, and Andrew had raised the rest of the money.

Half a dozen people were hired and sent to Kenya, Somalia, and Sudan to teach the natives how to better their lives. But no money was coming in.

It made no sense to Ta

Andrew and Ta

One morning, when Ta

ONE EVENING, SHORTLY after his college graduation, Ta

Even as he said, "Nothing too bad, I hope," he was thinking up an excuse to get rid of her.

"I'm Pauline Cooper. My friends call me Paula. You dated my sister Gi

There had been so many.

"Gi

Ta

She was watching him. "I'll pay." Ta

He looked into her eyes and said softly, "I will."

THE FOLLOWING EVENING, they dined at a trendy restaurant uptown. Paula was dressed in a cream-colored, low-cut silk blouse, a black skirt, and high-heeled shoes. As Ta

In fact, she had the bearing of a princess from some exotic country.

Ta