Snippet #2601571

A southern European man in somewhat fancy attire stepped into the shack and said: "Hello." Karen responded with: "How may I help you? If you need surfing lessons you have found the right person. If you need to rent a surf board, again you have the right person. Looking at your appearance, you might not be the surfing type, so I am guessing you either want to buy high quality weed or need a supplier. We might be a bit more expensive, but we ensure the best quality in the city. I supply all the big shots from the Heights who seek me out. But if you seek to deal, either you stay off Granda Beach or you work with me. People who go against me don't end up too well." With that last sentence, she picked up a box that was leaking a bit blood and gave it to one of the two rastafarians in the shack. "Hensley. Drop this off at Trujillo's house. And leave this envelope on the box. I want this as a reminder to him to stay away from Granda Beach. I don't go and deal stuff on his turf, do I? He will then rethink next time before he sends a dozen to their death and five with stab wound to the hospital. A head in a box should give him a good scare."

"So where was I? Oh yeah. So what is your business here?" Karen said to the stranger. "I forgot to introduce myself. Pardon my manners. The name is Karen Praolho (prowl-yo). I run business on the 170 acres of Granda Beach. Let me tell you Granda is the smallest beach in town. It is named after Marin Estelho Granda, who landed on this beach to supply his Spanish friend Esteban Arrado with colonists and wares like food, spices, hemp and metals. A Portuguese man landed here 350 years ago and now the place is run by a Portuguese woman. It is the home of me and about three dozen rastafarians. Who make a living selling and moving marijuana. Compared to the gangs in town, we don't need to expand. We have a reputation of having quality, so the customers come to us. Sadly, that is what the gangs don't get. They neglect the principles of a free and competitive market and seek a monopoly. Without competitive entrepreneurship, how will customers know what real quality is?"