| Can I help you? |
| Are you looking for something in particular? |
| Yes, well... first I'm looking for the foreign language section. |
| Oh, it's right down here. |
| Here we are. "Foreign Languages". |
| What course are you taking? |
| Spanish Four Thirty-one. |
| You need the Intermediate Spanish textbook? |
| No, I still have that from Four Thirty. |
| What I'm looking for is the novel we're supposed to read: |
| Garcia Marquez's 'Cien años de soledad', |
| 'One Hundred Years of Solitude'. |
| 'Garcia Marquez', 'Garcia Marquez'. Hmm. No... |
| Oh, here it is, under 'Marquez'. |
| Here you are. |
| Eighteen dollars? |
| The price is right, but, erm, it's just the text. |
| There doesn't seem to be any footnotes or any glossary. |
| Ah. |
| This is the only edition you have? |
| Yes, it is. Sorry. |
| Hmm. How many copies do you have left? |
| Just those on the shelf? |
| Yes, uh, four, no, five copies. |
| Jeez, those'll be gone by Friday for sure. |
| Our class is really full. |
| What's your return policy? |
| Would it be OK if I bought this now, |
| and then returned it if I can find an annotated edition on the internet? |
| Yes, certainly. |
| But you'll need to keep your receipt, of course, |
| and be sure that the book is not marked up or damaged in any way. |
| Sure, that's fair enough. |
| Did you want me to check whether we can find you another edition? |
| I don't think I have time. |
| It usually takes so long to get a book through a bookstore. |
| Haha, unfortunately, that's often true. |
| Thanks anyway. |
| I'll take this then, and say, you have, uh, sweatshirts, don't you? |
| Sweatshirts? Yes, in the 'School Spirit' section. |
| Over this way. And down here. Um... |
| Here you are. |
| Ah. Yes. |
| Hmm... that's not much of a school crest. |
| Oh. There's a bigger one on the back, see? |
| Oh, yeah, of course. I see. |
| Uh, this is a medium. |
| I need a large, and uh... I think... in green. |
| Medium, medium... here, is this a large? |
| Yes, large. Here you go. |
| Yeah, that's good. |
| Say, do you know what our motto means, anyway? |
| "Ex Pertinacia Veritas". |
| "Out of something... something-or-other". |
| "From Determination comes Truth". |
| It's been SU's motto since it was founded in 1894. |
| And this crest is "an American bison couchant upon a tome vert". |
| What in heck does that mean? |
| A buffalo lying on a green book. |
| I think the idea was that this new pioneer state was getting its first institution of higher education, |
| the buffalo represents the prairies, |
| the green of the book, and the book represents learning. |
| Huh. That's really interesting. |
| I'll wear it with pride, and hope for some of that determination! |
| How much is this? |
| 39.95 plus tax. |
| Fine. |
| Uh, what else do I need now? |
| Mmm... I guess that's it, then: the sweatshirt and the book. |
| And there's no tax on the book. |
| Where's your register? |
| Just take them up to the cashier at the front, please. Over there. |
| Oh, OK. Thanks a lot for your help. |
| Thank you. Have a nice day. |