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<h2 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/2016/01/rambling-man-with-torch-sofia/">Rambling Man With a Torch in Sofia</a></h2>
<p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="2016-01-04T12:44:05Z">Mon Jan 04, 2016</time>
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<p>&ldquo;<em>STOP!</em>&rdquo; he shouts, right as I&rsquo;m about to take my money from the ATM in downtown Sofia. Alarmed, I turn around to find some bearded man standing right behind me, holding whatat first glancelooks like a gun. &ldquo;<em>Holy shit,</em>&rdquo; I think, &ldquo;<em>am I about to get jacked?</em>&rdquo;</p>
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<p>&ldquo;<em>Oh wait, WTF, that&rsquo;s not a gun,</em>&rdquo; I say to myself, as I remove my card from the machine. The &ldquo;weapon&rdquo; appears to be a large, hand-held lighter, or maybe a butane torch. &ldquo;<em>Is this guy going to burn me or something?!</em>&rdquo; I think, waiting the longest three seconds of my life for the ATM to spit out my money. Me staring, him rambling, I hear the word <em>leva</em> (the name of the Bulgarian currency)maybe he&rsquo;s trying to sell it to me? Worst. Salesman. Ever. I grab my money, stuff it into my pocket, and walk away quickly.</p>
<p>I&rsquo;m still not sure if I was in danger of getting burned (for example) or if he just wanted to sell the damn thing to me. It will probably be a while before I go back to that ATM again, though!</p>
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