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| Jake and Larry are brothers. |
| They used to be friends. |
| They used to talk to each other. |
| But now they aren’t friends. |
| Now they don’t talk to each other. |
| They have a problem. |
| The problem is money. |
| Jake had borrowed $500 from Larry. |
| Larry had lent $500 to Jake. |
| Jake paid Larry back. |
| Jake paid Larry back the $500. |
| Larry was not happy. |
| Larry wanted interest. |
| He wanted $50 interest. |
| Jake said Larry had not asked for interest. |
| Jake said, “You didn’t ask for interest. |
| I won’t pay you interest. |
| ” Larry said he wanted 10 percent interest. |
| He said 10 percent was not much. |
| Jake said 10 percent was too much. |
| He said, “You are my brother. |
| You aren’t a bank. |
| A bank charges interest. |
| A brother doesn’t charge interest.” |
| Larry said that everyone charges interest. |
| Friends charge interest. |
| Parents charge interest. |
| Sisters charge interest. |
| Brothers charge interest. |
