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‘A tally’

‘You want to know the present state of the treasury’

‘Yes’

‘I can do that’

‘No you can’t’

‘Why not?’

‘Because you’ll have been dis me to slip into places where I otherouldn’t fit’

‘Shurq, they take your head off too, you know It’s the last thing they do’

‘Really? That’s barbaric’

‘Like I said, you would be greatly inconvenienced’

‘I would at that Well, I shall endeavour to be careful Mind you, even a head can count’

‘What would you have me do, break in and lob your head into the vaults? Tied to a rope so I can pull you out again when you’re done?’

‘That sounds somewhat problematic’

‘It does, doesn’t it?’

‘Can’t you plan any better than that, Tehol Beddict? My faith in you is fast di’

‘Can’t be helped, I suppose What’s this I hear about you purchasing a seagoing vessel?’

‘That was supposed to be a secret Bugg said he wouldn’t tell-’

‘He didn’t I have ence, especially when the owner of the vessel just sold happens to be ht Me and Ublala and Harlest, ant to be pirates’

‘Don’tcruel’

‘Sorry Pirates, you say Well, all three of you are notoriously hard to drown Might work at that’