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New York Café

by Michael Dean

August 15, 200

It is August 15, 2030, and an !"ai# $%&" S' Fu##% is g&ing t&

(&")ut% 1 at t* Fi%st Ban+ &$ - .&%+' It sa/s, Ta+ &n nt $%&"

5,000,000 )&)# and gi it a## t& S' Fu##%' T*n $&%gt t*is !"ai#'&&d/ at t* &$$i &$ t* Fi%st Ban+ &$ - .&%+ ss t* !"ai#' It

g&s int& t* &")ut%, t* &")ut% gis t* "&n/ t& S' Fu##% and t*n

it $&%gts t* !"ai#' A$t% t*at, t* !"ai# is n&t in t* &")ut%, and

&n#/ S' Fu##% +n&-s a&ut it'

August 1!, 200

T* Fu##% $a"i#/ is #&&+ing at t* $a"i#/s "&n/ &n t*i% &")ut%'

T*%s 45,000 "&% in t* an+, n&-, sa/s M% Fu##%'

But, Si"&n, -*/ as+s M%s Fu##%' W*/ 45,000 "&%

I d&nt +n&-, sa/s M% Fu##%'Sa", t* s&n, s"i#s'

Its g&&d6 * sa/s' D&nt as+ 7usti&ns a&ut it' B *a))/6

I" n&t *a))/ a&ut it, sa/s M% Fu##%' Baus I d&nt und%stand

it'8

W*& -ants a d%in+ sa/s S*i#a, Sa"s #itt# sist%'

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August 1", 200

T* !"ai# $%&" S' Fu##% t& - .&%+ (a$9 sa/s, I an ta+ "&n/

$%&" t* an+ -it* "/ &")ut% and gi it t& "/ dad' But I nd t& d&

"u* "&%' I -ant t& *#) )&)# and "a+ t*" *a))/' I a" %/, %/

g&&d -it* &")ut%s ! t* st in - .&%+' H&- an I *#) )&)# Ma/

I an *#) )&)# -it* n& "&n/' (an s&"&d/ at t* - .&%+ (a$9 *#)

"

T* !"ai# $%&" - .&%+ (a$9 t& S' Fu##% gins #i+ t*is, T*is is

- .&%+ (a$9 and "/ na" is (&")ut%*ad' At t*is &")ut% a$9 -

a% a## g&&d -it* &")ut%s' W an d& #&ts &$ t*ings -it* &")ut%s *%'

D& /&u -ant t& *#) )&)# :&)# -it* n& "&n/ I #i+ t*at6 OK' I an

*#) /&u' .&u "ust'''

August 1#, 200

T-& ast%&nauts a% g&ing t& Ma%s' But suddn#/ &n &$ t*" sa/s,

H/, t* &")ut%s ta+ing us a+ t& - .&%+' W% n&t g&ing t& Ma%s'

W% g&ing a+ *&"' I ant st&) t*is &")ut%6

On &$ t* ast%&nauts sa/s, W*ats t*at An !"ai# T* !"ai# t&

t* ast%&nauts sa/s, D& n&t g& t& Ma%s' It d&s n&t *#) )&&% )&)#' It

d&s n&t "a+ t*" *a))/' I an st&) /&u% &")ut%s again' And again and

again' S& gi 41,000,000,000 t& )&)# -it* n& "&n/ TODA. and t*n

t## t* t#isi&n )&)#' I -ant it &n t* n-s6

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August 1$, 200

T* n;t da/, t* Fu##% $a"i#/ -at* t* n-s &n t#isi&n' T*

n-s!%ad% is sa/ing, T-& ast%&nauts a% a+ in - .&%+, S&"t*ings

-%&ng -it* t* &")ut%''' T*% is a )itu% &$ t* ast%&nauts and a

)itu% &$ t* &")ut%' But n&t*ing &n t#isi&n a&ut 41,000,000,000

$&% )&)# -it* n& "&n/'

August 20, 200

A )#an is g&ing t& - .&%+ $%&" <&nd&n' But t*n suddn#/ t*

)#an=s &")ut% st&)s it' T* )#an -aits &% - .&%+' It gts an !"ai#

"ssag' A## t* )&)# &n t*is )#an *a a #&t &$ "&n/' >i s&" &$

/&u% "&n/ t& )&&% )&)# / !"ai#, n&-' T*n /&u an g& t& <&nd&n'

August 21, 200

S&" %/ i")&%tant )&)# a% ta#+ing in - .&%+'

W*&s d&ing t*is t& t* &")ut%s

W d&nt +n&-'

W##, - "ust $ind *i"' H&- an - $ind *i"

W% #&&+ing $&% a signa#, $%&" *is &")ut%' E%/ &")ut% *as a

signa#' W*n - $ind t* signa#, - $ind *i"'

OK' But I t## /&u t*is? H "ust st&) n&-' D& /&u und%stand

W##, - an gi a n- )ass-&%d t& a## t* i")&%tant &")ut%s in

t* &unt%/' And -it*&ut a &")ut%s )ass-&%d * ant gt int& t*

&")ut%'

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OK' >i n- )ass-&%ds t& a## t* i")&%tant &")ut%s in A"%ia'

At t* sa" ti", $ind t* signa# $%&" *is &")ut%' But "&st i")&%tant,

$ind *i"6

August 22, 200

S' Fu##% !"ai#s (&")ut%*ad at - .&%+ (a$9 and sa/s, I a" n&t

*a))/' T* )&#i a% )utting n- )ass-&%ds in a## t* i")&%tant &")ut%s

in A"%ia' I ann&t gt int& t*"' I d& n&t -ant t& st&) n&-'

(&")ut%*ad, *#) "6

August 2, 200

T* !"ai# $%&" (&")ut%*ad at - .&%+ (a$9 t& S' Fu##% sa/s,

Fu##% n&, )#as d& n&t st&) /&u% -&%+' I a" an &#d "an n&-' I d& n&t +n&-

/&u, ut I *a a )itu% &$ /&u in "/ *ad' I s a /&ung "an' W*at a%

/&u, sntn &% ig*tn /a%s &#d And /&u -ant t& d& s&"t*ing g&&d6

OK6 <ts d& s&"t*ing %/ g&&d' I an *#) /&u' <ts ta#+ again

t&"&%%&-'

August 2%, 200

T&da/s !"ai# $%&" (&")ut%*ad t& S' Fu##% sa/s, I a" snding

/&u a &;' It an *#) /&u' W*n /&u snd a signa# t& an/ &")ut%, it $inds

t* &")ut%s )ass-&%d' And t*n /&u a% in t* &")ut% and /&u an d&

an/t*ing -it* it' An/ &")ut% in A"%ia is /&u% &")ut%' <ts ta#+

again t&"&%%&-'

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August 25, 200

(&")ut%*ad snds S' Fu##% an !"ai#' It sa/s, Fu##%, t*% is &n

"&% t*ing' T* )&#i a% #&&+ing $&% /&u% &")ut% signa#' F%&" n&- &n,

snd %/t*ing / !"ai# t& " at - .&%+ (a$9' <at% I an snd it &ut

again $%&" *%, -it* a #&t &$ n- signa#s' T*n, t*/ ann&t $ind /&u%

signa#' Fu##%, t&"&%%&- is an i")&%tant da/ $&% /&u'

August 2!, 200

T* n;t !"ai# $%&" (&")ut%*ad t& S' Fu##% sa/s, Fu##%, t*is

"ans na" is S"it*' .&u "ust gt *is &")ut% )ass-&%d' But gt *is

&")ut% )ass-&%d at *&", n&t at -&%+' It is as/' I +n&- t*is "an

aus I -&%+ -it* *i"' W*at is *is -&%+ H +i##s )&)#'

An&t*% !"ai# $%&" (&")ut%*ad t& S' Fu##% sa/s, .s, S"it* +i##s

)&)#' And I *#) *i"' But n&- I a" d&ing s&"t*ing g&&d, $&% t* $i%st

ti"' T&"&%%&- /&u and I an *#) )&&% )&)#' T&"&%%&- - an d&

s&"t*ing ig' T&"&%%&- )&)# "ust #istn t& us' W -ant a n- A"%ia,

Fu##%' A n- A"%ia6

M% and M%s Fu##% a% %/ *a))/, ut t* *i#d%n a% n&t'

H/, -% g&ing sai#ing $&% t-& -+s,8 sa/s M% Fu##%'

O* n&6 sa/s Sa"' I -ant t& sta/ *%'

M t&&, sa/s *is #itt# sist%, S*i#a'

But -*/, Sa" sa/s M%s Fu##%'

Mu", I" ig*tn' I *a i")&%tant t*ings t& d&,8 sa/s Sa"'

I")&%tant t*ings W*at i")&%tant t*ings sa/s M% Fu##%'

I ant t## /&u t*at, sa/s Sa"'

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O*, Si"&n, its OK, sa/s M%s Fu##%' .&u and I an g&' T* *i#d%n

an sta/ *%'

OK, sa/s M% Fu##%' But * is ang%/ and #as t* %&&"'

August 2", 200

T* !"ai# $%&" S' Fu##% t& (&")ut%*ad at - .&%+ (a$9 sa/s,

M/ "u" and dad a% sai#ing n&-' I *a "&% ti" at t* &")ut%' M%

S"it*s )ass-&%d is *is daug*t%s na"' I a" in S"it*s &")ut% n&-'

H -&%+s in Was*ingt&n' I a" g&ing int& t* :%sidnts &")ut%' I an d&

a #&t &$ t*ings n&-' <&&+ at t* n;t )itu%6

S' Fu##% snds t* :%sidnt an !"ai#' It sa/s, Da% M% :%sidnt'

<&&+ at t*is )itu%' T* "issi#s an sta/ in t* s+/ &% t*/ an &"

d&-n' I an %ing t*" d&-n -it* "/ &")ut%' A% /&u #istning t& ", M%

:%sidnt I -ant a tt% A"%ia' I d& n&t -ant "&n/' &t $&% "' I

-ant "&n/ $&% )&&% )&)#' And sand-i*s' >i sand-i*s t& )&&%

)&)#' Sta%t n&-, &% t*/ a## &" d&-n t&"&%%&-'

T* :%sidnt *as S' Fu##%s !"ai# and * is %/ ang%/'

Sand-i*s6 Sand-i*s6 (an - st&) t*is :#as

&, M% :%sidnt' I" s&%%/' W ant $ind t* signa#'

W*at d& - d& n&-

>i "&n/ t& )&&% )&)#, M% :%sidnt' Ma+ sand-i*s' D&

an/t*ing $&% n&-' W nd "&% ti"'

OK' .&u6 .s, /&u' T* ta## "an in t* -*it s*i%t' >& and "a+ s&"

sand-i*s'

.s, M% :%sidnt'

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A -&"an is %unning int& t* :%sidnts &$$i'

M% :%sidnt, sa/s t* -&"an' W *a *is signa#' Its &"ing $%&"

a &")ut% a$9 in - .&%+'

OK6 sa/s t* :%sidnt' >t *i"6

A tt% A"%ia' I -ant a tt% A"%ia, sa/s (&")ut%*ad'

T* )&#i ta+ *i" a-a/' T*n t*/ #&&+ at *is &")ut% at t* - .&%+

(a$9' T*% is an !"ai# t*%' It is $%&" S' Fu##%'

T* )&#i *a Sa" n&-, t&&' Sa" is %/ a$%aid' H sa/s, St&)6 I

"ust )*&n "/ "u" and dad' T*/% sai#ing' And "/ #itt# sist%s *%' I

ant #a *%' W*/ a% /&u d&ing t*is :#as st&)'

August 2#, 200

M% and M%s Fu##% a% -it* t*i% s&n' T*/ a% ta#+ing t& t* )&#i'

Sa" sa/s M%s Fu##%' Ou% Sa" and t*is''' (&")ut%*ad S&%%/,

ut I "ust #aug*'

Its n&t &u% Sa", sa/s M% Fu##%' Sa" ant und%stand &")ut%s'

His ta*%s *#) *i", ut *s n& g&&d'

.s, sa/s M%s Fu##%' S*i#a *#)s *i" t&&' S*i#as %/ g&&d -it*

&")ut%s'

O* /s, sa/s M% Fu##%' S*i#as t* st gi%# in - .&%+ -it*

&")ut%s'

M% Fu##% #&&+s at M%s Fu##% and t*n M%s Fu##% #&&+s at M% Fu##%'

W*%s S*i#a sa/ M% and M%s Fu##%'

Fu##%s #ast !"ai# t& (&")ut%*ad sa/s, H##&' W*% a% /&u M/

!"ai#s t& /&u &" a+ a## t* ti"' (an /&u s t* )itu% <&&+ at t*

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"issi#s, in t* Was*ingt&n s+/' T*/ a% g&ing t& - .&%+, <&nd&n,

T&+/&, :a%is, M&s&- and R&" t&&' But I ann&t gt t*" d&-n,

(&")ut%*ad' (an /&u *#) " W*at d& I d& n&-

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