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I looked around and furrowed my eyebrows, "I thought this was supposed <strong>to</strong><br />

<strong>be</strong> a huge s<strong>to</strong>rehouse."<br />

"Well... yes." The head sounded a little embarrassed. "Only we ran out <strong>of</strong><br />

space and there's something a little fishy going on around here and I <strong>do</strong>n't<br />

know what. The gist <strong>of</strong> the matter is this: We <strong>do</strong>n't really accept items for<br />

s<strong>to</strong>rage anymore."<br />

It came as it always did: a distant hum that seemed so familiar, an itch at the<br />

back <strong>of</strong> my skull, a flicker at the very edge <strong>of</strong> my vision. Occasionally these<br />

little annoyances occurred when I was simply walking <strong>do</strong>wn the streets or<br />

even lying awake at night, <strong>to</strong>o terrified <strong>of</strong> the yawning void <strong>to</strong> sleep. But<br />

they came, always, like the pressing urge <strong>be</strong>fore a sneeze.<br />

It wouldn't fade away and leave me wanting this time. I seized the echo, and<br />

with will alone <strong>be</strong>gan <strong>to</strong> bind the nostalgia and made it mine.<br />

"Sir?"<br />

"I'd... like <strong>to</strong> claim something."<br />

"And what was it you were looking for, exactly?"<br />

"I was looking for a large bag <strong>of</strong> coins."<br />

"We have a bag <strong>of</strong> coins like the one you descri<strong>be</strong>, sir! I'll just need <strong>to</strong> find<br />

out one thing from you: How much was in it?"<br />

My cheek twitched as I unraveled the memory. There were no shapes,<br />

sounds, or visions <strong>to</strong> it, but rather a vague intuition. Somehow, the guess<br />

felt right. "1,123 coins."<br />

With a clink <strong>of</strong> copper an imp dropped the bag on the counter. "Here you<br />

go, sir! Thanks for s<strong>to</strong>ring your goods at Vault <strong>of</strong> the Ninth World! Can I get<br />

you anything else?"<br />

I smiled. Well... now that it looks like I could withdraw things after all... "I<br />

was <strong>to</strong>ld <strong>to</strong> tell you that I'm here for a loan."<br />

The head sounded immensely cheered, "Ooh! One <strong>of</strong> my secret passwords!<br />

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