Trafika Europe 11 - Swiss Delights

Simeliberg

pulls open one of the drawers takes from it a grey casket puts it on the thick board that acts as a lid on top of the lower part of the sideboard ‘You’re right there’s nothing for me to do here now’ he reaches into his shirt collar tugs and trembles a little until a key on a chain appears he bends down until he can reach the casket lock with the key it crunches and clicks he straightens and at the same time lifts the lid of the casket inside stacks of thousand-franc notes it appears Griese seems startled and without noticing steps away from the door to the emaciated little landowner stares beside him side by side

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