inner and Geinis for example, were among the house favorites. Few scattered chairs and
tables were spread around the room in no apparent order. Most were occupied. A middle aged
couple sat in the middle of the room talking softly amongst themselves, minding their own
business. Far in the shadows of the corner was a young lad, who it seemed to Phil, was too
Young to have legally entered the bar.
Clutched in his hands was the weaker of the drinks that the bar offered. Yet the young
inexperienced drinker wobbled heavily in his seat, unaccustomed to anything containing alcohol.
He must have sneaked in, Phil thought casually, many do. These days no one really cares
anymore. Scattered around the rest of the Charleton were the usual bunch, a few bums, workers
who had shops close to the Charleton, and young ones who find the world outside too harsh and
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