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           ThetwoofthemfeltK.’snightshirt,andsaidhewouldnowhavetowearonethatwasofmuchlowerquality,butthattheywouldkeepthenightshirtalongwithhisotherunderclothesandreturnthemtohimifhiscaseturnedoutwell."It’sbetterforyouifyougiveusthethingsthanifyouleavetheminthestoreroom,"theysaid."Thingshaveatendencytogomissinginthestoreroom,andafteracertainamountoftimetheysellthingsoff,whetherthecaseinvolvedhascometoanendornot.Andcaseslikethiscanlastalongtime,especiallytheonesthathavebeencominguplately.They’dgiveyouthemoneytheygotforthem,butitwouldn’tbeverymuchasit’snotwhatthey’reofferedforthemwhentheysellthemthatcounts,it’showmuchtheygetslippedontheside,andthingslikethatlosetheirvalueanywaywhentheygetpassedonfromhandtohand,yearafteryear."K.paidhardlyanyattentiontowhattheyweresaying,hedidnotplacemuchvalueonwhathemayhavestillpossessedoronwhodecidedwhathappenedtothem.Itwasmuchmoreimportanttohimtogetaclearunderstandingofhisposition,buthecouldnotthinkclearlywhilethesepeoplewerehere,thesecondpoliceman’sbelly-andtheycouldonlybepolicemen-lookedfriendlyenough,stickingouttowardshim,butwhenK.lookedupandsawhisdry,boneyfaceitdidnotseemtofitwiththebody.HisstrongnosetwistedtoonesideasifignoringK.andsharinganunderstandingwiththeotherpoliceman.Whatsortofpeoplewerethese?Whatweretheytalkingabout?Whatofficedidtheybelongto?K.