Carter relished the thought of a random gold panner, probably some clueless tourist, someday finding his gold crowns in his pan and shouting, "Eureka! We've struck Carter!" * * * Thorne's menial job as Assay Technician afforded him the opportunity to skim small amounts of 'product' off the top of most samples brought in for assaying, and he paid attention. His successful manipulation of the weighing of this most recent customer's vial of gold dust yielded him another couple of grams. A few grams here and a few grams there over time added up to real money where gold was concerned. The additional income from his skimming provided what he considered a living wage. Thorne dreamed of the big score, though... and he was getting impatient.
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