| Well, it was nice while it lasted. You got | | | | interest charges, late fees, collection costs |
| the money for your tuition, finished that | | | | and even, if you're really bad, court costs. |
| last semester, and now you have graduated, | | | | That's just the beginning. If you don't pay a |
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