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        Thatnight,whenDimitriandhistwofriendsweremiraculouslysavedontherooftopofWorldBank,theyhastilytookoff,leavingbehindonlyasolitarystonesculpturestandihesculpturewastheexactreplir.Kaffee.Inhishandswasa44Magnum,tellingtheworldhewasaboutto,orhadalreadyittedacrime.Dayandnightitstoodthere,exposedtotheerosionoftheelements,theblisterihebitingwinds,andthesshingrain.AlthoughMr.Kaffeehadbeengedintoastonesculpture,hisbrainwasstillfuning.Dayandnightherackedhisbrainstofindawayout,buttonoavail.Hereallycouldnolongerendurehownumb,hardandcoldhisfleshandmuscleshadbeewheurostone.Heshoutedsoundlesslyatthenightsky,

        “Letmedie!Letmedie!Thisismystwish.”Thedarknightskydidnotreply.Theweatherofthestfewdayshadbeeled.Nearmidnight,rollsofthunderresoundedandablindingfshoflightninglitupthenightsky.AdeafeningcrashofthuOliverKaffeedeadon.Notonlydiditnothurthimintheleast,butitbrokeMedusa’smagiccurse.Heinallywantedonlytodie.Nowinasuddenreverseoffate,hewasmiraculouslysaved.Deliriouslyjoyful,heughedloudlyandcried,

        “Iamresurrected!Iamresurrected!FromnowonIwilluseeverymeansinmypowertopaybackDimitri!”

        Dimitritoreoffakofmeatwithhisteethandchewedvigorously.Afterawhile,hedranksomewine.

        “DidiythingamissbeforeOliverKaffeeresumedhispositionatWorldBank?“heasked.“Surelythereweresomeclues.”

        “No.all.”Richardanswered.Hethoughtforamomentandthensaid,“Maybetherewere,butwemissedit.YouknowJamazandIareusedtoacarefreeandnomadiclifestyle.Perhapstherewereimportantsocialeventsweshouldhavegoobutdidn’t.Maybethereweremeetingsweshouldhaveattedidn’t.Wheneverwehadthece,wewenttogamblinghalls,spendingmoneylikewater,splurgingitallonloosewomen.Youentrusteduswithsomueyandsuchimportantresponsibilities,butwetreateditalsarkandpaidnoattentiontoourduties.Itreallywastoobadofus.Wearesorry,butnowitistoote.”Jamazchewedonhisrgejuicyribandnoddedforcefullyinagreement.

        “Yes,”hesaid.“Richardisright.Hesaidwhatisinhisheart.”

        Dimitrididnotbmethembecauseinhisheartheuoodverywellthedissolutehabitsofhisfriends,theirck-a-daisicattitudetowardsventionaljobs.Hetreasuredtheirfriendshipfedintrailsandtribution.Infact,didoo,haernomadidadventurouslifestyle?Hekheirshortingsbutstillnomihempresidentandvice-presidentofWorldBankbecausehewahemtogetwhattheywantedandrealizetheirdreams.Hewasmorethanwillingtosharehisfameandfortuhthem.Dimitritinued,

        ”WhatmethodsdidOliverKaffeeusetaintrolsoquicklyandeffitly?Didest?Didnoo?”

        “Ofcoursesomedid.”Richardanswered.“ButyouknowOliverKaffeeisadouble-facedguy.Onthesurfaceheisaprinceoffiiyheisthekingoftheunderworld.Hekeepsthebigandsmallheadsofdifferementsurictsurveilnceusinghisunderlings.Anyhintofnon-pliancewassubjectedtothreats,thenimprisoandtorture,evenassassinationiftheydonotprovetobemalleable.Asaresult,everyonewasscaredahreatened,sonoonedaredvoiyopposingopinion.Butalthoughnopublicdissenthadbeenexpressed,strong-armedtacticscouldnotsuppressprivategrumblingsandtheindignationofthegeneralstaff.”Dimitri’steurnedcoldaerminedasitwaswanttowheneverchallenged.

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