A Quote by Michael Bamberger
The number eighteen is symbolically meaningful because it is the numerical equivalent of the Hebrew word chai, which means life.
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My order from Starbucks is an ice chai with one less pump of chai because I feel like they put too much, and it's, like, too sweet, and it's overwhelming.
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