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Abegale Rittinhouf

Lil's administrator. She knows the difference between what was said, what was signed, and what just left the warehouse.

Abegale brings the accounts, the correct number of forms, and occasionally a chair reserved for one particular person. By the time a meeting notices that she is arranging it, the useful papers are already within reach.

She works with Lil because things happen when they work together. Loads depart. Wages clear. A disagreement becomes three specific numbers that can be argued about properly.

A precise record is not the same thing as a harmless decision. Abegale knows that too, although knowledge does not necessarily stop her putting the decision into effect. Her loyalty to Lil and her loyalty to the account usually travel in the same direction. Watch closely when they do not.

Her jokes are occasionally filed as instructions. This causes less trouble than the reverse.

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