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“Might it not be leftovers from the war? The place is littered with them,” Manchester said

“Could be,” Sareed

A bucket bri with ice arrived, and Sam positioned his second beer in it Manchester finished his and signaled for another Vanya gave Reentle roll of her eyes as if to say “What can you do with the big lug?”

“But enough about our little hobby,” Saed the subject “What’s all this about setting up clinics?”

Vanya beaiven up on the govern thesick and not being treated People are dying who could be saved All for want of some re in the twenty-first century it shouldn’t be that way We have the knowledge, all we need are the resources Which is where our generous donors come in”

“Sounds like a hile cause Do you already have many contributors?” Remi asked

Manchester guffawed as the third beer materialized and the eot every phar”

“Would that it were enough, Orwen It’s just scratching the surface Reality is, nobody et theroups could easily write a check and solve most of our infrastructure issues with the stroke of a pen, but they don’t Because we’re not high visibility We’re stuck in a corner of the world nobody knows exists So they co, but not much”

“How much do you still need to raise?”

“My target’s half a million US dollars for the first year and then two hundred thousand every year thereafter The first year will pay for sis and some primitive equipment, but those costs won’t recur” Vanya shook her head “These co tooth whitener But like I said, we’re not a revenue source, so we don’t matter So far, I’ve marshaled a hundred and fifty of the first year’s requirement and a soft fifty for the second”

Remi looked to Sam, who had a small smile on his face “We’ll take it under adviseet written out?”

“Of course An entire presentation”

“Could we get a copy?” Remi asked

“I’d be delighted Is it really soht be interested in supporting?” Vanya asked, her tone excited

Sam finished his beer “No promises, but let’s see what you have I know the foundation has funded other hile causes”