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[Previous Episode: #1<\/a>]<\/p>\n

When the Chief arrived at the market, looking for the mango-seller, he saw an amazing sight in the bazaar. Since in the new economy, you couldn’t sell anything which cost more than a certain “ceiling” price, people were still purchasing entire airplanes and cruisers and satellites, but as components. This whole thing was wrong, it wasn’t re-distributing anything. After taking care of the mango-seller, he thought, I’ll re-build the economy again. <\/p>\n

The mango-seller was sitting with his thela<\/i> in front of a cathedral and trying to bargain with Lord Meghnad Desai<\/a>, the eminent economist.
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\n“That’s an interesting proposition,” said the Medusa-haired academic. <\/p>\n

“What is?” interrupted the Chief, “This lecherous guy, is he also a cheat?”<\/p>\n

“Oh, no..not at all! He is a prophet<\/i>! He just suggested to me that if you want to control or launder the black money of an economy into white, all you need to do is change the currency every five years. Screw the government. Change the currency. It’s a very compelling thought!”<\/p>\n

“Yes, I’ve heard of something like that in Canada. It’s called Gogo<\/a>..”<\/p>\n

“Oh yes, the guy’s name escapes me – Hans Something<\/a>..” said Lord Desai as he dug his morals into a juicy Alphonso. This gave the Chief a moment to reflect on the real reason of his excursion. <\/p>\n

“You!” he looked accusingly at the poor mango-seller,”You tried to molest my mangoe, I mean…my wife<\/i>!”<\/p>\n

“I used to be Mr.Stone, now I’m the Mango Prophet. Your wife was my wife before you re-built the economy. You decided to forget about it, but I choose to remember yesterday. I was only trying to remind her of those lovely days. I wanted nothing in return.”<\/p>\n

The Chief considers this for a few moments before replying. “Then I’m truly sorry, Mango Prophet. How can I make it up to you?”<\/p>\n

“Buy some mangoes.” <\/p>\n

“Of course,” and the Chief digs out his wallet while winking at Lord Desai. <\/p>\n

“So, how about a small one at The Tipplers’ Inn, your Lordship?”<\/p>\n

The Chief & Lord Desai head towards the local guzzling tavern, and the Mango Prophet looked at the cathedral and thought :<\/p>\n

WHY IS IT STILL HERE?!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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