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Originally Posted by tw
Why is that relevant? --snip
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Good question, let me draw you a picture.
You're in the bank; you're a customer of theirs. You're waiting in line and in walks a half dozen people, one of which skips the line completely and moves to the open teller window that would have been yours, had this jerk not jumped ahead. He calmly takes a piece of paper out and with the little pen chained to the counter, writes something on the paper, passes the paper to the teller. The teller looks at it, frozen with fear. The line-jumper breaks the frozen concentration of the teller by yanking the pen and chain from the counter with a loud SNAP! The gesture works and the man smiles and pockets the pen with the chain swinging gently back and forth. The teller flies into motion, opening her drawer and moving bricks of wrapped cash onto the counter which are swept into a waiting duffel bag by the man.
This brazen act of wanton destruction shocks and infuriates you and as you look around expecting to see others similarly scandalized you see the same massive "withdrawal" underway at all the teller windows. But to your dismay, no one else has raised a finger against this vandal. You shout "He's stealing that pen!!" and the sound of your voice causes others to turn and look. You're right, everyone can see the chain dangling from his pocket, but no one joins you in your righteous cause.
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end of the story, or at least this episode.
Will the bags of money leave with the robbers? Will he take the pen? How can that little chain be mended? Did the other dufflebaggers also vandalize the teller windows too?
Stay tuned!
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Now, let me ask you, what do you think is the most important thing happening in this story?