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 Go back whence you came, and take the [[legal opinion]] you got from the [[council]] with you. Somewhere, in a comfortable house in the suburbs, [[Noel Edmonds]] is silently shaking his head. At ''you''.
+This [[Amwell J|young, uncynical clerk]]<ref>Names have been changed to protect my identity (c) D. Frame.</ref>, working on a [[credit-linked note]] one Friday evening, due to close on Monday. He has sent out his final draft, by [[fax]], and is putting on his blazer and collecting his umbrella from the corner of the room when the telephone rings.
+There is a moment — all young attorneys have it — where he considers walking away and letting the phone ring, but ''this is not in a lawyer’s nature''. Our young fellow puts down his brolly and picks up the phone. It is a partner, now retired, from Stephenson Harwood, now dissolved, but not, even then, known for their derivatives practice.
+Nonetheless this fellow announces he has been instructed by the client to review the legal documents. He wonders if he could have a couple of minutes to run through a few quick questions.
+“By all means,” our young attorney replies .
+“Now, the first thing: this [[Sw-æp]] agreement.”
+Our man resignedly takes his seat. It is going to be a long night.
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