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Now if this last bit seems, perchance, a little shallow

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to you, you must first consider the whole situational
before renderin' your verdict. I think it's been referenced
before that the factory under investigation is located in
one of those unlisted dimensions the Deveels specialize
in. As the only way into this dimension from the Bazaar
is through the owner's front-type operation, and as he is
not wild about the notion of hundreds of worker types
traipsin' through his office each shift, part of the contract
for workin' in said factory is that one has to agree to
stay in this unlisted dimension for a week at a time. To
this end, the owner has provided rooms for the worker
types, but as he is cheap even for a Deveel, each room
is shared by bein's workin' different shifts. That is to
say, you only have your room for one shift, and the rest
of the time you're either workin' or hangin' out. Just
so's we don't get bored between workin' and sleepin',
the owner has also provided a variety of bars, restaurants,
movies, and video joints for our amusement, all of which
cost but can be charged back against our paychecks. If
this seems like a bit of a closed economy to you, I would
hasten to remind you that no one has ever accused the
Deveels of bein' dumb when it comes to tumin' a profit.
Anyway, all of this is to explain why it is that I am
forced to go carousin' with Roxie and Sion instead of
retirin' to my room to re-read the classics as would be
my normal bent.

Now to be truthful with you, this carryin' on is not
nearly so bad as I am lettin' on. It is simply that it is
embarrassin' to my carefully maintained image to admit
how really dull these evenings was, so's I reflexively
sort of try to build them up more than I should. I mean,
you'd think that off hours with a bunch of guys what
work at a magic joke and novelty factory would be a
barrel of laughs. You know, more fun than callin' in




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phony heist tips to the cops. Well, they surprised me by
contentin' themselves to drinkin' and gamblin' and
maybe a fistfight or two for their amusements . . . like
I say, the same old borin' stuff any good-natured bunch