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"It's nice, sure, but -- " "Wait. Am I finished? No, I am not finished, because when you hear this, you're gonna say, Man, I should buy this before he goes completely mental! See all this over here? Okay, not supposed to say anything about it yet, but rumour has it there's a big development goin' up right here. Land values are gonna skyrocket! Know why? Important people movin' in. I mean, seriously important people. Know what I mean?" "No, but -- " "Okay, okay, yer twistin' my arm, fer cryin' out loud! Look, I cant say with one hundred percent authority, but... okay, look down there. Whatcha see?" "Athens." "Bingo! Sweet little village with just all kinds of potential! I'm tellin' ya: gonna be the centre of the known world someday soon! You heard from me first, okay?" "Uhm... okay..." "So these high rollers movin' in... They wanna be close to the action. Very influential when it comes to the way the world works, y'know? Well, let's just say that they're the kind of neighbours you want on your side, should something happen. Drought, earthquake, unhappy marriage --- they can fix it. Know what I mean?" ".... Oh! You mean -- " "Exactamundo! Now, are we talkin' or are we talkin'? But wait, here's the best part! This development? This Fifth Wonder of the World development that'll outlast the other four combined? It got no name. Heartbreakin', I know. But if you buy, right now, as part of the deal, you get to name the whole she-bang! Huh? Is that sweet or what?" "Wow. That's very -- " "You bet your last week's paycheque it is! So we got a deal here or what?" "Well, I dont know. I have to talk to my wife first. I mean, Akra can be very..." "Hey, bud, trust me. When you tell her this place is called Akropolis, she's gonna be all over you! So, we got a deal here?"
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