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    ulsaid.”oheseindividualseandaddress.”paulhandedportsandexportsonassbasis.espeerieras,binoculars,tapererders,thelike.”

    childahepaper.

    ”hedeals,ofurse,iniensequantity.”paulsaid.”perhapstensofthousandsofeaanufaatloedintheorienthereischeaperlabor.”

    ”hildanbegan.

    paulsaid,”pieore,desired.”

    afteratichildansaid,”aboutaininthepieces”

    paulsaidnothing.

    ”youadvisetoseehichildansaid.

    ”yes,”paulsaid.

    ”why”

    ”char,”paulsaid.

    childanstared.

    ”goodlueriostofthessesstillbelieveingic,youknotold.”paulsfaeless.

    ”itsounds,”childansaidslooneyinit.”

    paulnodded.

    ”hisyouridea”childansaid.

    ”no,”paulsaid.he,then.

    youreloyer,eiialpersonoveryourhead,sooneeoneridbigntactedthisiorter.

    thatse,edealadebeteandthisparty.

    etostuee.

    ”thereisaelyhy.”hentiogazestoicallyahead.

    ”theideastrikesasbizarre,”soutofsuagi.”

    ”foritisnotyouaturallineofbusiness.youaredevotedtothesavoredesoterientioned.”

    childansaid,”e”

    ”dontunderevaluatethepossibilitysuggestedbytheesteediorter.heisashreberofuneduldproduodelorrepliptyspaethingcastbythetensofthousands.”

    hashestuledontorreentionnyiteinhispersonallleitationsthereseeatraessagequitedifferentfroiguity,asoripsoverintheoraind.

    eantstdeaytrotoofchoiow.

    andangorobertself.atleastaerelytheopinionofoaloneyoungjapanesebusinessn.

    yet,theresakeeltoit.ersdire.toobadforustadapt,astheoraclestates.

    andafterall,theinalsyshop.tonnoisseurs,asforexalepaulsfriends.

    ”youlehyourself,”paulobserved.”nodoubtitisinsuchasituationthatonepreferstobealone.”hehadstartedtoheofficedoor.

    ”ihavealreadydecided.”

    paulseyesflickered.

    boporter.”heheldupthefoldedslipofpaper.

    oddly,pauldidnotseeleased;herelygruntedauedtohisdesk.theyntaiionstothelast,childanreflected.

    ”nythanksforyourbusinesshelp,”edayieer.”

    butstilltheyoungjapaneseshoion.tootrue,childanthought,osay:theyareinscrutable.

    aeddeepinthought.allatonceheblurted,”ariartisahispiedbyhand,rrectlaboroftheirpersonalbodies”

    ”yes,fronitialdesigntofinalpolish.”

    ”siredotherheirwork.”

    ”idhazardtheyuldbepersuaded,”,tohiappearednor.

    ”yes,”paulsaid.”isupposeso.”

    sothinginhistonederobertphasis,there.asbiguityhesaw.

    ofurse.issalofari,butgodforbid,hehadsetoagree,stepbystep,ledalongthegardenpathtothisneriodelsforjunkygoodluhar.

    thiselessing.

    ,ethatourartetosayitforhiand,asafinalirony,heregrettedutteranivilizedgestureofsorroe.

    hesbroken,iliatedandradielpless.theresnoavengingthis;edandourd

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