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hello, may I help you?
yeah, I'm the painter. I'm here to paint the building.
painter? we called no painter.
I wrote down the address. it's correct, right?
well, yes.
ok then. you want one coat or two?
no no no. I want no paint. the building is covered in mosaic tile, you see. tile doesn't get painted.
and nice tile it is too. but that don't solve my problem, which is I got a truck full of paint you are telling me you don't need.
that is a problem, yes.
so how you gonna fix it?
what color is the paint?
well, you got your reds, your yellows, your blues.
the tiles here are a little. . . monochromatic, I suppose.
I don't know about that. they're pretty black and white though.
yes. maybe a little color here and there might be. . . acceptable.
fantastic. we'll have this place looking like Disneyland in no time.
actually, I'm not sure that would go over too well.
no? how come?
just a feeling.