Fela was sleeping. I woke her right before this snippet.

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The Mercenary Hideout


A calico fela mercenary is here on desk duty, shredding papers with her claws.

PROTECTED civilized <845hp 506m 587mv 10292tnl (16.33%) 8 PM> list
The shop's hours are 5 AM until 11 PM.
The mercenary tells you 'I don't have anything to sell today.'

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The Mercenary Headquarters



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Pets for sale:
<25> 6250 - a giant mercenary
<18> 3240 - an arial mercenary
<12> 1440 - a dwarven mercenary
< 7> 490 - an elven mercenary
< 3> 90 - a human mercenary

PROTECTED civilized <845hp 506m 586mv 10292tnl (16.33%) 8 PM> buy giant
You step out of the shadows.
There is no one here to pay.

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I notice this happens a lot. The merc salesman will just keep sleeping unless you wake him. Then you have to wait until morning for her to come back into the shop again.