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Unfortunately there’s nothing they can do about it. They have to just watch and play with cat’s cradles as Bertram invests half their money in aluminum turtle siding (“your turtle-people have never looked so fresh!”) and withdraws the rest. They can’t say a word as he fills two great bags with money and hefts one in each hand.

He’s got a hostage.

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