19) dead calm

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"He said it looked something like this" Kie said showing the drawing. "So" Sarah said.

"That's 50 feet down and they're using 100 feet rope so I guess this little shin will go" Kie said when Adeline interrupted.

"Straight to the good room" Adeline said. "Who drew this" Sarah asked laughing.

"Who do you think" Kie said as she looked at Pope, Alex, and John B with Adeline and Sarah.

"It looks awful but at least he tried" Adeline said. "Kie this better work" JJ said as he made his way to Adeline, Kie, and Sarah.

"We can't pawn this if there's a giant wheat symbol on it" JJ said. "It's gonna work" Kie said. "To going full kook right" Adeline said.

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"Heck of a job melting it down Dr. Frankenstein" JJ said. "Like you could've done any better" Kie said. "I could've done much better I took a wielding class" JJ said. "When" Kie asked.

"That's where I, seen you from" Alex said realizing. "Whoa, whoa, hey" John B said breaking up JJ and Kie.

"We can talk about this later you two" Adeline said. "Chill out okay" John B told Kie and JJ.

"That's easy for you to say you're not the one that has to pawn this piece of crap off" JJ said. "How did I get this job anyway" JJ asked.

"Cause you're the best liar" Pope said, and they all went in the building. "Afternoon ma'am" JJ said making his way to the woman at the desk while the others stayed in the corner.

"Afternoon" she said. "I see you buy gold" JJ said. "That's what the sign, say don't it" she said.

"Well, I sure hope you buy a lot of it because I'm about to blow your mind" JJ said. "I don't have much mind left to blow so have at it" she said.

"How about them gold apples" JJ said as she laughed. "That ain't real" she said. "That ain't real" JJ asked. "It can't be" she said. "Feel how heavy it is" JJ said and she did.

"Mm-hm, mm- hm" JJ said seeing she saw it was heavy. "Here let's get some light on that" JJ said as she did so. "Sorry painted tungsten" she said.

"Sorry painted tungsten really okay why don't you see how uh soft it is" JJ said. "You mind" she asked. "No go for it" JJ said. "Wow would you look at it" JJ said as she saw it wasn't soft.

"Hold your horses we ain't got to the acid test yet" she said. "Ooh the acid test my favorite guys" JJ told Kie, Pope, Alex, John B, and Adeline.

The woman at the desk did the acid test only for nothing to happen. "It ain't plated and it ain't painted" she said. "Ma'am I'm telling ya this is as real as the day is long" JJ said.

"It looks like somebody tried to melt it down" she said.

"My mom she had all this jewelry laying around the house and she thought it was best to melt it down to consolidate it" JJ said as the woman weighed it.

"Seven pounds that's a lot of earrings" she said. "Okay to be honest ma'am" JJ said clearing his throat.

"It's really hard to see my mom fall apart with Alzheimer's" JJ said. "Mm-hm Alzheimer's give me a minute" the woman said and left. "Take your time ma'am" JJ told her.

After a moment of waiting, she returned. "So, I uh" the woman's said and cleared her throat.

"I talked to my boss" she said. "And" JJ said. "And uh this is what I can do" she said, and JJ saw the number.

"Fifty thousand you think I walked in here not knowing the spot price ma'am I know for a fact this is worth 140 at least" JJ said. "Well sweetie you in a pawnshop this ain't Zurich" she said.

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