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           "Istillrememberitexactly,"thebusinessmanbeganagain,andK.immediatelygavehimhisfullattention,"whenmycasewasasoldasyoursisnow.IonlyhadthisonelawyeratthattimebutIwasn’tverysatisfiedwithhim."NowI’llfindouteverything,thoughtK.,noddingvigorouslyasifhecouldtherebyencouragethebusinessmantosayeverythingworthknowing."Mycase,"thebusinessmancontinued,"didn’tmoveonatall,thereweresomehearingsthattookplaceandIwenttoeveryoneofthem,collectedmaterials,handedallmybusinessbookstothecourt-whichIlaterfoundwasentirelyunnecessary-Iranbackandforthtothelawyer,andhesubmittedvariousdocumentstothecourttoo...""Variousdocuments?"askedK."Yes,that’sright,"saidthebusinessman."That’sveryimportantforme,"saidK.,"inmycasehe’sstillworkingonthefirstsetofdocuments.Hestillhasn’tdoneanything.Iseenowthathe’sbeenneglectingmequitedisgracefully.""Therecanbelotsofgoodreasonswhythefirstdocumentsstillaren’tready,"saidthebusinessman,"andanyway,itturnedoutlateronthattheoneshesubmittedformewereentirelyworthless.Ievenreadoneofthemmyself,oneoftheofficialsatthecourtwasveryhelpful.Itwasverylearned,butitdidn’tactuallysayanything.