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however, I suddenly realized that this particular set of indulgences had not truly passed me by as I had feared.
    The place was gargantuous, by which I mean it was really big, and jammed from wall to wall to ceilin’ with conveyor belts and vats and stacks of materials and boxes labeled in languages I am not privileged to recognize, as well as large numbers of worker types strollin’ around checkin’ gauges and pushin’ carts and otherwise engaged in the sorts of activities one does when the doors are open and there’s a chance that the management types might come by on their way to the coffee machine and look in to see what you’re doin’. What was even more impressive was the goods in production. At a glance I could see that as an admirer of cheap junk gimmicks, I had indeed died and gone to pig heaven. It was my guess, however uneducated, that what I had found was the major supplier for those ads, which I earlier referenced, as well as most of the peddlers in the Bazaar who cater to the tourist trade.
    Now right away I can see what the problem is, as most of the goods bein’ produced are of a small and portable nature, and who could resist waltzin’ off with a few samples in their pockets? Merchandise of this nature would be enough to tempt a saint, of which I seriously doubt the majority of the work force is made up of.
    At the time I think that this will make my job substantially easier than anticipated. It is my reasonin’ that all I need do is figure out how I myself would liberate a few choice items, then watch to see who is doin’ the same. Of course, I figure it will behoove me to test my proposed system myself so as to see if it really can be done in such a manner, and at the same time acquire a little bonus or two I can gloat about in front of Nunzio,
    First, however, I had to concentrate on establishin’ myself as a good worker so that no one would suspect that I was there for any thin’ else other than makin’ an honest wage.

    The job I was assigned to first was simple enough for a person of my skills and dexterity. All I had to do was sprinkle a dab of Pixie Dust on each Magic Floating Coaster as it came down the line. The major challenge seemed to be to be sure to apply as little as possible, as Pixie Dust is expensive even at bulk rates and one definitely does not want to give the customer more than they paid for.
    With this in mind, I set to work ... only to discover that the job was actually far more complex than I had originally perceived. You see, the Pixie Dust is kept in a large bag, which floats because that is what the Pixie Dust within does. The first trick is to keep the bag from floatin’ away while one is workin’ with it, which is actually harder than it sounds because the Pixie Dust is almost strong enough to float the bag and whoever is attemptin’ to hold it down. There is a safety line attached to the bag as an anchor, but it holds the bag too high to work with. Consequently one must wrestle with the bag while applyin’ the Pixie Dust, a feat which is not unlike tryin’ to hold a large beach ball under water while doin’ needlepoint, and only rely on the safety line to haul the bag down into position again should it get away, which it often does. One might ask whyfore the line is not made shorter to hold the bag in the proper position and thereby make the job simpler. I suppose it is the same reason that working-type mothers will drown their children at birth if they feel there is the slightest chance they will grow up to be production engineers.
    The other problem I encountered was one which I am surprised no one saw fit to warn me about. That is that when one works with Pixie Dust, it must be remembered that it floats, and therefore pours up instead of down.
    When first I attempted to sprinkle a little Pixie Dust on a Magic Floating Coaster, I was puzzled as to why the coaster would not subsequently float. On the chance that I had not applied a sufficient quantity of the