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  • A Section of Hollow Wood chapter 2 Cover
    by Ronald Dominguez Facing this unexpected fortune, everyone's faces turned red with excitement, and the atmosphere in the kitchen became even more lively. Tom distributed the gold bars to the other six people, three for each, and kept four for himself. Everyone agreed with this distribution. After dividing the gold bars, they began to look forward to a better future. According to the market price, one gram of gold was one hundred and fifty dollars. Each person had one thousand five hundred grams, which was equivalent to…
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  • A Section of Hollow Wood chapter 3 Cover
    by Ronald Dominguez The others quickly smiled apologetically and dragged Tom out to prevent him from saying more offensive things. The group was still not willing to accept this result, so they went to several other gold shops for appraisals. Finally, they were sure that the gold bar was indeed fake. On the way home, Tom and his friends were dejected and walked with heavy steps. Just as they were about to reach home, Tom, the only one with a mobile phone, received a call from his wife. His wife quietly told them not to go…
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  • It has nothing to do with money. Cover
    by Johnny David In the bustling city of New York, at a local savings bank, a young junior clerk named Sarah is about to experience a day that will turn her world upside down. With the bank raising the deposit interest rate, a flood of retired folks has descended upon the bank. One fateful lunch – time, an old man in a plain – cloth suit walks in with a small – amount certificate of deposit. Sarah, already hungry and impatient, can’t help but get annoyed as the old man keeps pulling out more and more tiny – amount deposits. But little does she know, this seemingly ordinary old man holds a huge surprise that will make her realize how wrong her initial judgment was. What could that surprise be? Keep reading to find out!
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  • It has nothing to do with money. chapter 1 Cover
    by Johnny David Sarah is a junior clerk at a local savings bank in New York. A few days ago, the bank raised the deposit interest rate by 0.27 percentage points. Those retired old folks all came out. Some transferred their previous certificates of deposit, and some brought the little spare money at home to open new accounts. One day, Sarah had been busy for a whole morning. She looked at her watch: it was 12:40. It was time to have lunch. Just as she was about to stand up, unfortunately, an old man in a plain - cloth…
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  • It has nothing to do with money. chapter 2 Cover
    by Johnny David "Do you have anything else?" Sarah asked half - angrily and half - mockingly. Who would have thought that the old man mumbled, "Yes, yes..." He felt around in his arms and really took out another certificate of deposit, also asking to change it to a three - month fixed - term deposit. Sarah took the certificate of deposit and glanced at it. Wow! This one was even more exaggerated. There was only $300 on it. She couldn't help but mutter, "Really, with only a few hundred dollars in total, why make such a…
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  • Punish you to take an oath Cover
    by Jennifer Benjamin Early in the morning, Old Man Johnson set off on his ox – cart to deliver vegetables to the city before 9 o’clock. But when he reached the city, the sun was high. Just as he was in a hurry, the old ox suddenly stopped in the middle of the street and defecated. A round – faced man in uniform then appeared, fining him $50. And it didn’t stop there; he was also forced to take an oath. Old Man Johnson refused, and a stand – off ensued. The man even threatened to fine him an additional $500. What will happen next? Will Old Man Johnson give in? Let’s find out!
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