Bardolph: Well met, Corporal Nim.

Just before the intersection with Kaohsiung Local Road 129 — which connects Jiasian District (甲仙) with Shanlin — a pair of macaques bolted into the trees.…Around 1,000 one and two-story houses have been built and handed over to typhoon survivors. Many residents are members of recognized Aboriginal communities. Others are of Han descent. Scores are from Siaolin (小林), a village near Jiasian that — prior to its obliteration by Morakot — fascinated researchers because it had preserved some of the traditions of the Taivoan (大滿族) a lowland Aboriginal ethnic group.

Text excerpts from: An Introduction to Xenopaleontology: The Study of Ancient Extraterrestrial Life. Interplanetary Council Public Document #3664. 18, Mulburn, Peters, et. al., 2 May 2389.

Even when you are making your final offer, presenting the deal as a take it or leave it proposition is a mistake.