“Look,” he said, “there was no fraud here. I did get a discount for buying twenty rides at once, but I am not profiting from it and I saved everyone time and trouble—including the cashier!” “The resale of tickets is illegal,” said the lieutenant. “I wasn’t reselling them.” “You could have gotten the cashier in trouble. She could get fired.” “Why would she get fired? She did nothing wrong! No one did anything wrong.” “What do you think you are, God?” Something changed right then. Seryozha felt a calm and clarity. The word “zen” floated into his mind, followed by a perfectly formed phrase: “This
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