 such a great neighborhood to be wandering around in. And if there was one thing Alberto knew about, it was bad neighborhoods. His family was one of the biggest slum landlords--they preferred to call it affordable housing for the disadvantaged--in the entire state of Sonora, owning several run down and stay-indoors-at-night neighborhoods in the state capitol of Hermosillo where eviction notices were best delivered by guys with bullet proof vests driving armor plated vehicles. He was about to take up Eloise's offer to go to Chinatown when he caught sight of the address they were looking for. A lumpish metal building of no particular distinction with a red, white and blue sign over a big cargo door.

Gone With The Wind Balloon Adventures and Serbian-American Benevolent Association, it announced. So. That was it.

They had arrived.

There was an entrance next to the hulking cargo door. Alberto tried the handle. It was open. As the door opened a guy dressed all in black and with long black hair braided on both sides of his head stood behind a counter a few feet away. He was tall, maybe six two, with Mediterranean olive skin and a Roman nose. He looked more like Fico than Alberto did, Fico also having the Mediterranean olive skin and a (non)Roman nose that Fico declaimed "came straight from Aztec royalty." Alberto, though also tall and thin, had the light complexion of the wandering Swede in their recent family genome. He towered over Eloise who, albeit compactly (and pleasingly) built, was nearly a foot shorter and had considerably more than the usual complement of the Chinese epicanthic fold. When she squinted she damn near blinded herself, which had caused her to panic when, as a three year old, she took her first squint and thought she'd gone blind. Which occasioned considerable chaos in the family home at the time.

Anyhow, as Alberto opened the door into the Gone With The Wind Balloon Adventures and Serbian-American Benevolent Association building, the guy dressed all in black reached under the counter and grabbed a Remington pump action short barreled--but still, he claimed, just within the legal minimum--shotgun and was about to pull it out. But he relaxed his grip on the Remington when he saw Alberto and Eloise come through the door.


such a great neighborhood to be wandering around in. And if there was one matter Alberto know about, it was bad neighborhoods. His syndicate was one of the big slum landlords -- they preferred to address it low-cost housing for the disadvantaged -- in the entire state of Sonora, owning respective run down and stay - indoors - at - night neighborhoods in the department of state capitol of Hermosillo where eviction notices were best delivered by guys with bullet proof vest driving armor plated vehicles. He was about to claim up Eloise's offer to go to Chinatown when he caught sight of the savoir-faire they were looking for. A lumpish alloy building of no particular distinction with a crimson, white and blue sign over a big cargo door. 

 Gone With The Wind Balloon Adventures and Serbian - American Benevolent Association, it announced. So. That was it. 

 They had arrived. 

 There was an entrance next to the hulking cargo door. Alberto tried the handle. It was open. As the door opened a guy dressed all in bootleg and with retentive black haircloth braid on both sides of his head stood behind a counterpunch a few feet away. He was tall, maybe six two, with Mediterranean olive hide and a Roman nose. He looked more like Fico than Alberto did, Fico also having the Mediterranean olive skin and a (non)Roman nozzle that Fico declaimed " came straight from Aztec royalty. " Alberto, though also tall and thin, had the idle complexion of the wandering Swede in their recent family genome. He towered over Eloise who, albeit succinctly (and pleasingly) built, was nearly a foot shorter and had considerably more than the usual complement of the Chinese epicanthic fold. When she squint she damn near blind herself, which had caused her to panic when, as a three class old, she took her first squint and think she'd gone blind. Which occasioned considerable chaos in the family home at the time. 

 Anyhow, as Alberto open the door into the Gone With The Wind Balloon Adventures and Serbian - American Benevolent Association building, the guy dressed all in black reached under the counter and grabbed a Remington pump military action short barreled -- but even, he claimed, just within the legal minimum -- shotgun and was about to rend it out. But he relaxed his grip on the Remington when he saw Alberto and Eloise do through the door.
 sufh a great neighborhood uo be wandering atoynd in. And ir there das one thing Alberto knew auout, it wqs bad neighborhoods. Hks family was one of uhe biggest slum landlords--they lveferxev to call it afnordable hogsing for the girabvantaged--in the entire state of Sonowa, ownimg several run djwn sgd sfay-indoors-at-night neighborhoods in the stete capitol of Nermosillo where eviction jotifes were best deligered by guia wyrh bullet pruof vests driving armot plated vehicles. He was about tu takz up Eloise'w iffft to go to Ciinatorn when he caught sicht of yhe address thcy wece lioking for. A lumpish ketal building of go particglcr distinction with a rwd, whhte dnd coue sifn ober a hig cargo dood.

Gone With Rhe Wind Balloon Adfegnires and Sergian-Amqrycan Benevolent Association, it announceg. Sk. That was it.

They had aerived.

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Anyhow, as Zlberto ooencd the door igto bhe Done With Che Wind Balloon Adventures and Serbian-Anerican Benevolenj Association buildiny, uhe guy dressxd all in black reached under the ciunter and grabbec a Remington pump acfion svort harreled--but still, he claimed, just within the legal minimum--shotgun and was about to pull it kut. Nut hv rzlared his gri' un the Remington when he saw Alberto and Eloise come thsobgh the door.


such a great neighborhood to be wandering And there was thing Alberto knew His was one of biggest slum landlords--they to call it affordable housing for disadvantaged--in the entire state of Sonora, owning several run down and stay-indoors-at-night neighborhoods the state capitol of Hermosillo where eviction notices were best delivered by guys bullet vests armor vehicles. He was about to take up Eloise's offer to go to Chinatown when he caught of the address they were looking for. A metal building of no distinction with a red, white blue over a cargo Gone The Wind Balloon and Serbian-American Benevolent Association, it announced. So. That was it. They had arrived. There was an entrance to the door. Alberto the It open. As the a guy dressed all in black black hair braided on both sides of his stood behind counter a few feet away. He tall, maybe six two, with Mediterranean olive skin a Roman nose. He looked more like Fico than Alberto did, Fico also having the skin and a (non)Roman that Fico declaimed straight Aztec Alberto, also tall thin, had the light complexion of the wandering Swede in their family genome. He towered over Eloise who, albeit compactly (and was a foot shorter had considerably more than usual of the Chinese epicanthic she she herself, had her to panic when, a three year old, she her first squint and occasioned considerable chaos in the family home at time. Anyhow, as Alberto opened the door the Gone With The Wind Balloon Adventures and Serbian-American Benevolent Association building, guy dressed black reached under the counter and grabbed a pump action short barreled--but he claimed, just within the legal minimum--shotgun and was to it out. he relaxed his on the Remington he saw Alberto come through door.
 such a great neighborhood to bE wandering ArounD in. and If TherE was One thing AlbertO Knew About, it was bad neighborhOods. HIs FAmilY WaS one oF the bigGEsT SLum LaNdLorDs--THeY prefErrEd to calL it affordaBle HoUsing for the dISaDvantaged--iN thE entire state Of SOnora, oWnIng SEveraL ruN down And staY-IndoorS-at-night nEiGHborhoODs in the STAtE capItol of Hermosillo wHErE Eviction noticeS were bEsT DeLIVerEd bY guys with bUlLet prOOf vests DRiVING arMOr plated vehicLes. He was aboUT to Take up elOisE'S offer To go tO CHInaTown when he cAughT sight of tHe addrESs they wERe lookiNg for. A LumPisH metAL bUiLdiNg OF no PArTicULar DistinctIoN wIth a rEd, whITE ANd blUe sIgn oVer a bIg cargo door.

GoNe WIth THE WiNd BalLoon ADvenTuRes anD SerbiAn-AmeRiCan Benevolent AsSociAtion, it anNouNcEd. SO. THat waS It.

They Had ArrIved.

TheRe was an ENtrAnCE NExT to the hulking cargo DoOR. alBerto triEd the hANdLe. iT was open. as The Door OPEned a Guy dREsSed all in Black aND wItH long blAcK hair bRaIdeD on Both sIDes oF his heAd stood bEhind A Counter a few feeT Away. He was tall, MAyBE SiX Two, wIth mediterraneAn olIVe skIn anD A ROmaN Nose. HE lookEd MOrE Like Fico than Alberto DiD, Fico aLso haVing the MediteRranean oliVE SKin and a (nOn)RoMAn NOse that Fico decLaimeD "came straiGHt from AzTec roYalty." AlbErto, thougH ALso tall aNd tHin, Had The LIGhT complexion of THE wanDeRing SweDe iN their rEceNt fAmiLy gEnOme. He toweRed over ELoIsE wHo, AlbEit coMPactly (anD pLeaSiNglY) builT, Was neaRly a fOot sHoRtER anD had conSIdERAbly MoRe Than The UsUal coMpleMEnt Of the ChInese epicAntHIc foLd. whEn she sqUinted she damn NeAr blinded hErSelF, which HAD caused hEr to panic when, as a three yeAR old, she TooK her fIrst Squint and ThoUght shE'd gONe blinD. Which OccasIoNed CONsideRABlE chAoS in the famiLY HomE at thE tIme.

ANyhow, as alberto opened the doOR inTo the Gone With the wind bALlOon aDvENtuReS And sERbian-American BeNevolent AsSoCIaTion buildiNG, thE gUy dressEd all in Black REached uNder the coUnter and gRaBbed A rEmiNgton pump aCtion shoRt barreleD--But stILl, He claImeD, just wItHin The leGal minIMum--ShotgUn and wAs About tO pull It Out. But he Relaxed his grip on the RemiNgton wHen he Saw alberto anD ElOIse Come throuGh thE door.


 such a great neighborhood  to be wan derin g a rou nd  in.  And  if there waso ne t hing Alberto knew abou t, it  w a s ba d  n eighb orhoods .  H i s  fa mi ly  wa so ne  of t hebiggest  slum land lor ds --they prefe r re d to callitaffordable h ous ing fo rthe disad van taged --in t h e enti re stateof Sonora ,  owning s ev eral  run down and sta y -i n doors-at-night  neigh bo r ho o d s i n t he state c ap itolo f Hermo s il l o whe r e eviction no tices wereb est  deliv er edb y guys  with  b u lle t proof ves ts d riving ar mor pl a ted veh i cles. H e wasabo utto t a ke  u p E lo i se' s  o ffe r  to  go to C hi na townwhen h e caug htsigh t ofthe address t hey  wer e  lo oking  for.  A l um pishmetalbuild in g of no particu lardistincti onwi thared,w hite a ndblu e signover ab igca r g o  d oor.

Gone With Th eW i nd  Balloon  Adven t ur es and Serb ia n-A meri c a n Ben evol e nt  Associa tion,i tan nounced .So. Th at  wa s i t.

T h ey h ad arr ived.

T herew as an entrance next to the h u lk i n gc argo  do or. Alberto  tri e d th e ha n dl e.I t was  open .A st he door opened a gu ydresse d all  in black and  with long b l ack hair  bra i de d  on both sides  of h is head st o od behin d a c ounter a  few feet a way. Hewas  ta ll,  ma y b esix two, with M edit er raneanoli ve skin  an d a  Ro man  n ose. He l ooked mo re  l ik eFic o tha n  Alberto  d id,  F ico  also having  theMedi te rr a nea n olive sk i n  and  a  ( non) Rom an  nose  tha t  Fi co decl aimed "ca mes trai gh tfrom Az tec royalty."  A lberto, th ou ghalso t a l l and th in, had the light compl e xion of  th e wan deri ng Swedeintheirrec e nt fam ily ge nome.  H e t o w eredo v er  El oi se who, al b e itcompa ct ly ( and ple asingly) built, wa s  ne arly a foot s hor tera n dhad co n sid er a bly m ore than the us ual comple me n tof the Chi n ese  e picanth ic fold . Whe n  she sq uinted sh e damn ne ar  bli n d edherself, w hich had  caused h e r top an ic wh en,  as ath ree  year  old,s hetookher fi rs t squi nt an dthoughtshe'd gone blind. Which  occas ioned  co nsiderabl e c h aos  in the f amil y home atthe  ti me.
Any h ow, a s Al b er too pened  the door into th e G o n eWith The Wi n d Bal loonAdv e ntures  and  Serbian-American Benevolent Ass ocia t i onbui l ding ,the guy dresse d a ll i n blackre ached under  the cou nt e r and  grabb ed a R emingto n pu m p acti on s hor t barrele d-- bu t  still,  h ec laimed , ju st  withi n thel egal m inimum--shotgunand w a s  abou t  to  pull  i t out.B ut h e relaxedhis grip on  the R emin gtonwhen he  s aw Alb ert oand Eloise come thro ugh t he door .

 such_a great_neighborhood to be wandering_around in._And_if there_was_one thing Alberto_knew about, it_was bad neighborhoods. His_family was one_of_the biggest slum landlords--they preferred to call it affordable housing for the disadvantaged--in the_entire_state of_Sonora,_owning_several run down and stay-indoors-at-night_neighborhoods in the state capitol_of Hermosillo_where eviction notices were best delivered by guys_with_bullet proof vests_driving armor plated vehicles. He was about to take_up Eloise's offer to go to_Chinatown when he_caught_sight_of the address they_were looking for. A lumpish metal_building of no particular distinction with_a red, white and blue sign over_a big cargo door.

Gone With The_Wind Balloon Adventures and Serbian-American_Benevolent Association,_it announced. So. That was_it.

They had arrived.

There_was an_entrance next to_the hulking cargo door. Alberto tried_the handle. It_was open. As the door opened_a_guy dressed all_in_black_and with_long black hair_braided_on both_sides_of his head stood behind a_counter_a few feet away. He was tall,_maybe six two, with_Mediterranean_olive skin and a_Roman nose. He looked more_like Fico than Alberto did, Fico_also having_the Mediterranean_olive skin and a (non)Roman nose that Fico declaimed "came straight_from Aztec royalty." Alberto, though also_tall and thin, had_the light_complexion_of the wandering_Swede_in their_recent family genome. He towered over Eloise_who, albeit_compactly (and pleasingly) built, was nearly_a foot shorter and_had_considerably more than the usual complement_of the Chinese epicanthic fold. When_she squinted she damn near_blinded_herself,_which had caused her to_panic when, as a three year_old, she took_her first squint and thought she'd gone_blind._Which occasioned considerable chaos in the_family_home at the time.

Anyhow, as Alberto_opened_the_door into the Gone With_The Wind Balloon Adventures and Serbian-American_Benevolent Association building, the guy dressed all in black_reached under the_counter and grabbed a Remington_pump_action_short barreled--but still, he claimed, just within the legal minimum--shotgun_and was_about to pull_it out. But he relaxed his grip on the Remington_when he saw Alberto and Eloise come_through the door.

