Tag: scam
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ACCIDENTAL DAMAGE
‘Don’t mind that,’ she said, guiding him through the hallway and round the shattered remains of a mirror. ‘Just through there,’ she pointed him through a glass door whose splintered panes were held together by sticking tape. ‘Take a seat,’ she smiled at him. He looked at the living room strewn with broken chairs, a […]
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A NEW SHANGRI-LA
At the end of the rough track through the mountains there was only inhospitable forest on steep hillsides. The young monk Lopsang watched mystified as the village elder Tenzin propped up the sign with twigs. ‘Why are we warning people away? There’s nothing there.’ The wise man finished his work. ‘Because if we tell them […]
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CIRCUMVENTING
The crane landed easily in the shallow water. He watched the bird strut along, after every few steps it bobbed it’s head in the water, plucking an unsuspecting fish into it’s mouth. Lying on the deck of his yacht, Scott breathed in the warm air. A breeze coming across the bay gave a pleasant counterbalance […]
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LEON’S SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS INC.
It seemed absurd to her. ‘You think I should have one security camera to cover the entrance and then a second security camera to cover the first camera?’ ‘Exactly.’ ‘Why?’ ‘In case the first security camera is tampered with. That way you’ll see them do it.’ ‘Okay,’ she paused. ‘But what if they tamper with […]
Iain Kelly 