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I'll admit, at first I thought the whole thing was a joke. But my boss firmly assured me that even a couple hundred bucks was a big deal. I had been looking for this girl for about three weeks. I spent ten times what she owed in search and incidentals. For me, of course, it was worth it. I'd like to believe that the fat cats at the bank got what they wanted too