George Ramishvili strides into a nightclub he owns in Batumi, a seaside city of 150,000 in the former Soviet re- public of Georgia. It's a smoky scene inside, with strobe lights flashing, music pulsing, teenagers sweating. Ramish- vili, 50, passes through one room and into another, settling at a dining area in the back, where beats still pump through the walls but it's bright and quiet enough to talk business.
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