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\nHaving heard there might be a serious business opportunity in England for a bright and energetic young man, William (the Bastard) and a few friends make a capital investment in some boats and swords and set sail from the mouth of the Somme on this day in 1066.<\/p>\n

Capitalism without all those pesky regulations or regulators.<\/p>\n

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