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That is the truth of favors given by hands that know the rules of exchange: they do not always respect the neatness of bookkeeping. Something lost by one person might be found by another—and that finding may demand currency the giver did not expect. It was not
Chapter Eight: Aftermath and Compromise
Chapter Three: The Deal that Wasn't