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{{a|opcoboone|}}The artist once known as the Barber sat alone and isolated in a dingy internal office. A mildewed graveyard of [[tombstone]]s stretched away across his desk hemmed in and overgrown by gnarled stacks of [[offering circular]]s, overgrown [[trust deed]]s and rotten closing agendas, belching [[side letter]]s and half-wrecked [[amendment agreement]]s into a wastepaper basket.
{{a|opcoboone|}}The artist once known as the Barber collected a sheaf from the printer and stalk back towards the office that he shared with Roly.  
 
A mildewed graveyard of [[tombstone]]s stretched away across his desk hemmed in and overgrown by gnarled stacks of [[offering circular]]s. He cleared a space for his printing precipitating a small avalanche a metre away in which a wad of overgrown [[trust deed]]s and closing agendas, belching [[side letter]]s and half-wrecked [[amendment agreement]]s cascaded into a wastepaper basket and onto the floor.
 
Elements of the blues brothers putting the band back together and wake up neo. BJA costs in the through some technological technology service then makes his way into the office in a client meeting room. Also no element of weird wizards at the beginning of Harry potter that he sees all around is Fleet Street office.


{{Quote|''I’m reviewing <br>The [[confirmation]]<br>Can a fellow be a minion all his days?<br>All the folders — this information<br>Who knew a bank could [[set-off]] in oh, so many ways?''}}
{{Quote|''I’m reviewing <br>The [[confirmation]]<br>Can a fellow be a minion all his days?<br>All the folders — this information<br>Who knew a bank could [[set-off]] in oh, so many ways?''}}
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The Barber sighed. “Yes, Roly, you could say that.”
The Barber sighed. “Yes, Roly, you could say that.”
Barbers head was framed by poster of the grand canyon bearing the legend “''[[Keep going]]: it may not be by the path you anticipated; it may not be the outcome you expect, but you will get there. Don’t give up!”
Barbers skin was grey, his complexion waxen.


One more closing agenda slid spontaneously — gratefully — into the wastepaper basket.  
One more closing agenda slid spontaneously — gratefully — into the wastepaper basket.  


“File that one in the circular filing cabinet,” quipped Roly. He pronounced it ''sahcular''. “I had one earlier” — ''ahleear'' — “this week that properly cratered. Client was a ''total''” — ''taytle'' — “wally.”
“File that one in the circular filing cabinet,” quipped Roly. He pronounced it ''sahcular''. “I had one earlier” — ''ahleear'' — “this week that properly cratered. Client was a ''total''” — ''taytle'' — “wally.”