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Chang's Short Story: Mercer Kitchen
Chang was serious and took him up on the offer. In his free time or days off at his other job, Mercer Kitchen, he would answer the phone and take reservations over the phone. While answering the phones, in a sneaky, yet smart way, he took quick glimpses in the kitchen and gathered certain crafts from the crew so he would know how to do certain things. Not too long following, he was allowed to start working in the kitchen. In the mornings, he worked with knives and continued to answer the phones throughout the day. After graduating to do knife work, he
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