n2020  Check-in [947753b62d]

Modified n2020.txt from [06a276b20b] to [dd7e0a4f97].

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   958    958   She headed out the door, mentally gnawing on the injustice of it all.
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   960    960   /* rewrite the above to use a park bench for the meeting, as indicated below, instead */
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   962    962   Alley had to check her compass again to be sure which park bench was north of the boarded up snack stand.  It turned out to be the only bench with someone sitting on it.  She glanced back toward her car in the tiny parking lot, one of only two cars there.  The other was a black late model Audi with a person in the front seat.  The windows were so darkly tinted she suspected they were illegal, so she had no idea who was sitting in the driver's seat.
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   964         -As she approached the bench, she saw that a pale young red haired woman sat there in a tight green t-shirt, tiny shorts, heavy black boots, and black gloves.  Some kind of cheap synthetic drawstring bag rested on the bench beside her, and she had something like a tactical purse on her other side.  She wasn't what Alley expected from an anonymous gun parts trade.
          964  +As she approached the bench, she saw that a pale young red haired woman sat there in a tight green t-shirt, tiny shorts, heavy black boots, a black mask, and black gloves.  Some kind of cheap synthetic drawstring bag rested on the bench beside her, and she had something like a tactical purse on her other side.  She wasn't what Alley expected in an anonymous gun parts trade.
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   966    966   The redhead watched steadily as Alley approached, with what turned out to be vivid green eyes.  The lack of freckles might mean she was not a natural redhead, but it also might just mean she got them removed.
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   968    968   The woman asked "Are you looking for someone?"
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   970    970   Alley stopped, a couple meters away.  "Yeah, I guess so.  Is that the, uh . . ." she trailed off, and gestured at the drawstring bag.
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   972    972   "Printed frames?" the redhead asked.
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   974    974   Alley nodded.
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   976         -The redhead exposed brilliant white teeth with a broad smile.  "Yeah, you found what you want.  I'm Carmen."  She stood and offered one gloved hand.
          976  +The redhead pulled her mask down and exposed brilliant white teeth with a broad smile.  "Yeah, you found what you want.  I'm Carmen."  She stood and offered one gloved hand.
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   978    978   Alley accepted the quick handshake.  "Mallory," she offfered, on impulse.
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   980    980   "Let me guess: I'm not what you expected."
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   982    982   "I wasn't sure what to expect," Alley admitted, "but yeah, I gues you surprised me anyway."
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  1048   1048   "Uh, yeah," Alley said, and tucked it into her back pocket.  "Thanks."  She showed her empty hands to Carmen, where the person in the Audi could see them as well, just to be as harmless looking as she could manage.
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  1050   1050   "Yeah, well, us girls gotta stick together.  Right?"
  1051   1051   
  1052   1052   Alley nodded.
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  1054         -"Good.  Let's finish the deal.  Then, get in touch some time if you think you might want to do this kind of work, too.  We're getting a lot of business, and could use the help.  You're pretty enough to get the upsells, easy."
         1054  +"Good.  Let's finish the deal.  Then, get in touch some time if you think you might want to do this kind of work, too.  We're getting a lot of business, and could use the help.  You're probably pretty enough to get the upsells, easy, though I don't know how you look behind the mask."
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  1056   1056   "I'll keep that in mind."
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  1058   1058   Carmen grabbed the drawstring bag.  "Here's what you're buying."
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