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—Well, things are really tough in our town. —Nira said thoughtfully as she and Bell sat in a café or strolled through the city. —It's like there weren't enough adventures at the academy. —She nodded expressively towards the opposite side of the shopping street and began to list the local shops: —They've closed down, sold out, run out of suppliers, and are clinging on with sheer willpower. Fortunately, your mother and Cass's father have businesses that are too large and well-managed, but the trend is still not good.
The girl paused for a moment, watching as another group of burly movers hauled a huge consignment of furniture to the walls of a brand-new, gleaming department store with fake gold trim.
—You're probably not interested in this, Bellochka, but modern economic theories teach us that the market should solve all the problems on its own, and the government shouldn't interfere with its heavy hand where it shouldn't. And they are right: soon these guys in fashionable suits will realize that you can't get much money from the Almyrians and students, and they will make concessions. But by that time, few of the local traders will survive. As a result, people will again have no choice but to surrender to the mercy of the monopolists.
A farmer's cart rattled past the well-groomed young men, its wheels creaking. One of the men, taking off his sunglasses, looked at the old farmer in a patched shirt with a surprised and disdainful look.
—That's what I'm getting at. Whatever the textbooks say, the informal atmosphere of these local shops, where everyone knows each other, was a pleasant contrast to city life in Utah. And even in a big city, every street in every neighborhood had its own family businesses that fiercely defended their tiny family businesses against foreigners. But the main thing is this: we are now lavishly praising local Almyrian businesses and shops in the magazine, but in the end, almost all of them have been swept away in a month. So what does that mean, are we blatantly lying to people or what?
— Excuse me, girls, — Claire, who had suddenly approached the couple, presented the visitors with a menu, which this time contained only basic dishes that "require a minimum of resources in terms of gameplay." —It seems that most of my suppliers are now doing business with the restaurant that has opened in place of "The Arsenal."