To: Mr. Shiro of The Nogitsune

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From: Matthew J. Burns
To: The Nogitsune
Subject: Business

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Mr. Shiro.

I am Minister Burns of the Republican Provisional Assembly. I am also the administrator of Connacht Depot, our refinery installation.

You will be glad to know that despite reservations, the Assembly has agreed to grant you the right to purchase gold from our refinery -- assuming you are negotiating on your own behalf and not that of a larger organisation. Otherwise, we need to know if you intend to operate any more ships for this trade besides your own.

This accord comes with the expectation that you will provide our movement with certain supplies in exchange -- supplies that we may not have ready access to. If you are interested, we may also offer extra payment for delivering certain exotic items to us. You will be our guest while in Dublin, so please do not do anything that would make us withdraw from this agreement. I trust that will not be a problem.

I look forward to your reply.

Godspeed,
Matthew Jamie Burns

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