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of guys does. Mostly what they do is sit around and gripe
about the work at the plant and how underpaid they are
. . . which I do not pay much attention to as there is not
a worker type alive that does not indulge in this particular
pastime. In no time flat I determines that nobody in the
work force is well enough versed in the finer points of
non-backer entrepreneurmanship, which is to say crime,
to converse with me on my own level. This is not surpri-
sin' in the age of specialization, but it does mean I don't

get nobody to talk to.

What I am gettin', though, is depressed ... a feelin'
which continues to grow as the week rolls on. It is not
the work or the company of the worker types which is
erodin' at my morale, but rather the diminishin' possibil-
ity of puttin' a wrap on this job.

It seems the more I observe in my undercover-type
investigation, the more puzzled I become as to how the
pilferage is bein' accomplished. The better I get to know
my fellow worker types, the more I am convinced that
they are not involved in any such goin's on, even in a
marginal manner. This is not to say that they are lackin'
in the smarts department, as they are easily as quick on
the uptake as anyone I ever worked with in school or the
business. Rather, I am makin' a tribute to the tightness
of the plant security which must necessarily be penetrated
in order to perpetrate such an activity.

As I have earlier said, this is an age of specialization,
and none of the worker types I meet have adequately
applied themselves to be able to hold a candle to me in
my particular field of endeavor. Now realizin' that after

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a week of intense schemin', I have not yet come up with
a plan for samplin' the merchandise that I feel has enough
of a chance of succeedin' as to make it worthwhile to
try, I cannot convince myself that the security can be
cracked by any amateur, however talented.

Considerin' this, I am edgin' closer to the unpleasant
conclusion that not only is it long odds against us findin'
a fast answer, there is a chance we might not be able to
crack this case at all. Such thoughts cause me great anx-
ieties, which lead to depression as I am as success-
oriented as the next person.