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Subject: He took Retatrutide 40mg and Proved a Point
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Forty milligrams of Retatrutide. That=E2=80=99s the number and the mistake =
that sets the tone for this week=E2=80=99s episode. A 32-year-old man bough=
t the drug online, started at 10 milligrams, quickly escalated to 20, and t=
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