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/^t/Since you are in the majority, you may think that all the good reasons are in your side. Do you not realize that this approach to non-smokers is a bit egoistic. Democracy also means variety, and we both make this variety. Don't deprive me of my part in social life by drowning my creative abilities and physical efficiency in the cigarette smoke. Have you ever heard about the passive smokers? Yes, you certainly have. I, a non-smoker, belong to those passive smokers who inhale cigarette smoke and risk their health as much as you do. I am even at a double disadvantage. My time is wasted, because I cannot enjoy the meetings in cafes or do my best at the conferences, and my health is impaired. I do not want you to waste my time! I do not want you to ruin my health. I do not want your cigarettes to shorten my life, and I do not want them to sentence me to death of lung cancer. Therefore, think of a democratic progress and achievement, and support my claim to forbid smoking in the cafes, at the restaurants, in the conference rooms and other public places.