Today was our first and, hopefully, last day on the island. The management had changed the entire show; the planned three-month run was cut down to two, which was very good news. The only bad news was the two people with me. We were supposed to be a team of three, but Gab insisted on tagging along. The two of them seemed inseparable, and I saw them together everywhere."Charith Gunawardena," I read the name of my customer. There was nothing else written there, not his age or even his nationality."Did you know that 'Charith' means 'character' or 'conduct'? And 'Gunawardena' means 'one who increases in virtue'. 'Guna' means virtue, and 'wardena' means 'flourishing' or 'increasing'. So when you combine those two words, it means 'one who increases in virtue'," Gabriel said, offering a sudden piece of trivia."It's a beautiful name," our fellow chef agreed."You know so much, don't you?" I said to Gabriel."Not really, I just read that when I was eight years old.""Your memory is sharp, hu
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