William T. Vollmann - After college, I went to San Francisco and worked as a secretary in a reinsura...

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After college, I went to San Francisco and worked as a secretary in a reinsurance company. That was a pretty dismal job. It was a real small place. Guys would come in, and they'd sort of stick out their arms like wings so I could take their coats off. They'd tell me, 'Two,' and I'd put two lumps of sugar in their coffee.

William T. Vollmann

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Nach dem College ging ich nach San Francisco und arbeitete als Sekretär in einer Rückversicherungsgesellschaft. Das war eine ziemlich düstere Arbeit. Es war ein wirklich kleiner Ort. Jungs kamen herein, und sie streckten ihre Arme wie Flügel aus, damit ich ihre Mäntel ausziehen konnte. Sie sagten mir 'Zwei' und ich würde zwei Stück Zucker in ihren Kaffee geben.

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