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Trade

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Daily, the curator rearranged the trade cards displays. A museum display of password ciphers never occurred to the security agency @130story

The last traded blow hurt like hell, but he couldn't let it show, his smile was more a grimace then any show of pleasure. Give up?@130story

"Ham, what's yours?" she asked, examining the contents of the sandwich in her hand. "Urrgh, egg n cress!" came the reply "Trade?" @130story

Trade” by hill79, 27 Nov 13

He looked down at the last dusty medal in the mahogany case, and shed a tear. The broker checked the item and handed over the £20. @130story

He flicked another paperball at the next stall and ducked the returning volley. The tradeshow was quieter but more fun that usual @130story

I traded my Lego for a Scalextric set, then the Scalextric for a Game Boy, then the Game Boy for a laptop. I sure miss that Lego. @130story

Trade” by edbroom, 28 Nov 13

The merry dance of death and trade went on along the formless coast of Africa. Life was mostly over for those exchanged for goods. @130story

"Two goats?" She asked "Look, we don't accept goats. We can trade for Coca Cola or Bitcoins only." said the gentlement @130story

"The biggest trade here are the nyzuneums", he explained, holding a clear stone in his 4th left arm. "5g gets us 5kg of your gold".@130story