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Tale #3

Muddled goings on

-pg64-

Alpha

(Nifty)...

Books

Taoism On Friendship Bird's Eye -pg65-

Alpha

Unh.
Haah...

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Pigeon

Do, do, bo po po, do do bo po po.
De de, po po po, de, de, bo po po...de...

-pg67-

Alpha

Nn...

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Tractor

Sspoku, sspoku

Ojisan

Yo!

Alpha

Good morning!

-pg69-

Alpha

Oh...ah...the shop's not quite open yet...

Ojisan

Nah, I'm here for something else today.
Because you looked after Taka the other day...
I brought you
a little somethin'.

Alpha

Ooh!
I'll be right down!
I'm so happy! I adore watermelon!

Ojisan

Really ? Great!

-pg70-

Alpha

Eh heh heh...
Ojisan

Ah...no.
They're all for you.

Alpha

All!?

Ojisan

There were a lot of them this year.
I suspect I overdid it on the fertilizer.

Alpha

Er...b-but not all of those...
How about just 3 ?

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Ojisan

Hm.
Well, most people take 10.

Alpha

Most ?

Ojisan

So, I've been going around giving these out.
Unh...right.

-pg72-

Ojisan

Eat this.
I caught it this morning.

Alpha

Woah!
That's nice, but...
I...can't eat meat, due to the way I'm made...
The fat just...
I practice with milk and eggs, but...
Soon after my body just...
It really gums up the mechanics...

-pg73-

Ojisan

Well, then.
It doesn't matter; you either like it or not.

Alpha

That isn't it!

Ojisan

Yeah, I know.
Sure you don't want a couple more ?

Alpha

Yep!

Ojisan

Well then.
See ya again.

-pg74-

Alpha

Hmmmm.
The refigerator can hold maybe 2 of these...

-pg75-

Alpha

That's it! I can give them away to customers!
And so; I can use a ribbon to show that.
The shop with the watermelons with ribbons, they'll say...
But...
I don't have any customers...
There's some!

-pg76-

Alpha

Welcome!

Customers

mmph...

-pg77-

Customer

Nice place!

Alpha

Thank you!

Customer

I see you had a good harvest!

Alpha

Eh?
Yes! You must have one!

Customer

No!
We already got a lot at a roadside stand...
Over there...

Alpha

Oh, I see...

Customer

Th-the ribbons are cute, though!

Alpha

Thanks...

-pg78-

Sign

Overstock
Watermelon Month
Gasoline

Alpha

Haah...
heh...

Tale #3: Closing