Achilles Anophtheis (Achilles
Mr. Oswald Achilles Reussi had made his fortune by taking over companies and turning them around. He was able to start at such a high level because of the substantial inheritance he had received from his father. He was rich enough to ensure that he received only the best sort of publicity, and that was why he had been so irate when the media learned that he was in therapy and had printed the story with a glee that only those who made their living from sordid details were capable of acquiring. Dr. Zeis had regretted his indiscretion, but that sort of publicity was simply too tempting to resist. He had only been able to calm the fuming man by convincing him that it was essential that he not ...
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down at the few notes he had been able to salvage from the previous session's mangled tape, "last week, we established with a fair degree of certainty, that you are suffering from an unresolved Oedipus complex. This, in turn, has contributed to your success, by engendering in you a sense of competition with your father. The matter was not helped by the fact that you frequently suffered comparison with him in your youth.
"This week I hope to confirm the conclusions we drew through a brief examination of your present life. This examination will, hopefully, yield manifestations of this dysfunction, and then we may direct our efforts to its resolution. So, perhaps you could tell me about what is troubling you most at present." Oswald shifted uncomfortably and seemed to be searching for a topic. He eventually settled, and began.
"You've probably heard about my attempted takeover of Trojan Inc., the rubber company. I was not in it for the money, I suppose that all I really wanted was to ...
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his actions?"
"I was angry at first, but now he's in serious financial trouble because his attempt to pull off 'the greatest takeover in history' is being stalled by the company's Chief Executive Officer." "I read something about it in the paper. He's attempting to take over Trojan, but the head of the company, Hector Prince, won't let him."
"That's right." replied Oswald. "Trojan is the world's largest manufacturer of condoms, and with the present scare over social diseases, it's business is booming. They also own several tire companies; basically, they own anything that involves the use of rubber."
"Can you help Mr. Atreides?" asked the psychologist.
"Yes, but I'm not going to. I ...
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