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<p> <span word="Fruits">Fruits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hard">Hard</span> <span word="Work">Work</span></p><p> <span word="Carolyn">Carolyn</span> <span word="Stradley">Stradley</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="CS">CS</span> <span word="Paving">Paving</span> <span word="Inc">Inc</span>. <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Atlanta">Atlanta</span>，<span word="USA">USA</span>.<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="account">account</span>，<span word="she">she</span> <span word="recalls">recalls</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="challenged">challenged</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="skill">skill</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="high">high</span>.</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Atlanta">Atlanta</span> <span word="Airport">Airport</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="l">l</span>979，<span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span>.<span word="National">National</span> <span word="Car">Car</span> <span word="Rental">Rental</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> 2 500 <span word="square">square</span> <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dirt">dirt</span> <span word="paved">paved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="opened">opened</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="away">away</span>! <span word="No">No</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="paving">paving</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span>，<span word="stating">stating</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="couldnt">couldnt</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p> <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span>，<span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="harder">harder</span>.<span word="We">We</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Car">Car</span> <span word="Rental">Rental</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="days">days</span>.<span word="We">We</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="reminded">reminded</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="failed">failed</span>，<span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="off">off</span>， <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="plenty">plenty</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="succeeded">succeeded</span>.</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="into">into</span> .<span word="Working">Working</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="lights">lights</span>，<span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="rented">rented</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="site">site</span>.<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="mixture">mixture</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>.<span word="All">All</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="wagons">wagons</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="rented">rented</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="construction">construction</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="couldnt">couldnt</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="one">one</span>. ，<span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="hosesand">hosesand</span> <span word="connect">connect</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="hydrants">hydrants</span>;<span word="then">then</span> <span word="l">l</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="hoses">hoses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rock">rock</span>.</p><p> <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="acceptone">acceptone</span> <span word="creative">creative</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="another">another</span>.<span word="Nine">Nine</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="later">later</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="opened">opened</span>，<span word="National">National</span> <span word="Car">Car</span> <span word="Rental">Rental</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parking">parking</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>.</p>
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