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"Hugo?"
"Yeah, Lefty?"
"How long have we been this suitcase?"
"About four days now."
"Does this mean a contingency has happened?"
"No, more like Pshyrnk got sidetracked."
"Oh. Is he knitting?"
"No, I suspect he is working. But don't let mum hear you use that word."
"Oh. Hugo?"
"Yeah, Lefty?"
"Can we use the box cutter to get out? It's awfully hot in here."
"Sorry; Pshyrnk's work was an unplanned contingency."
"Ummm. What's an unplanned contingency?"
"It's something you know is going to happen, but desperately hope won't so you make sure you can't cope with it when it happens. It means we're stuck in this box till pshrynk stops working, Lefty."
"So what do we are we going to do?"
"Ask Marc to send some more ZCDs to Pshrynk by otter courier."
"And that will get us out of the box, Hugo?"
"Well, it will certainly get Pshrynk out of the office...."
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