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<P>Raving,
<P>I've become more than a little concerned with WorldCorp's advances lately. Last time they sent one of their goons around for a "chat", he almost explicitly threatened to break my legs if I didn't accept one of King's outrageous offers.
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<P>I know you'd be ready to help me if something bad happened, but I'm not confident the two of us could stand up to Scara if he decided to skip the foreplay and hit us with everything he's got. I'm afraid he won't hesitate to close down both our shops if he gets tired of waiting.
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<P>I think what we need is some sort of union. We need to start talking to the other small business owners and form some sort of organized pressure group to stand against Scara. If everybody knows we can rely on each other for support, I think fewer people would give in to the pressure from WorldCorp.
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<P>Yours,
<P>Alpha Operator.