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The day of the tribunal came, as it said it would on the registered letter that had been delivered to Brian’s office. The letter had told him he had to pay 21.64cc, which was point four more crypto coins than Brian had thought. There was also a surprise charge of $500 for tribunal administrative fees. How nice, Brian thought. Bad enough to be ripped off by the banks, but the courts too? But what are you going to do? Five hundred dollars was nothing compared to 21.64 crypto coins, but still, it is five hundred dollars, which he would miss and would rather have had.
The night before, Brian couldn’t sleep. His wife was still angry with him, and he tossed and turned on the sofa. At about two in the morning, Prince came out of his room, two hands clutching a stuffed giraffe in front
