The one who'd looked away came back three days later and set the weight down himself. I watched his hand shake, and it wasn't his own fear. It was somebody else's.

• DuangThat clerk hasn't shown his face near the market lately. He moved his mooring spot entirely.
  Om BuaA man who moves his spot has changed masters too. Just keep an eye on which boat he ties up to.
• Phra SakWhatever happens at the scale house stays at the scale house, old woman.
  Om BuaI'd like to end it there, but the weight keeps rolling straight toward you, Left Minister.