At first the boycott's impact was barely noticeable, but now the protesters are hurting the store where it counts.

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Coordinate term: birdlet

So, after a spell, he decided to make the best of it and shoved us into the front parlor. 'Twas a dismal sort of place, with hair wreaths, and wax fruit, and tin lambrekins, and land knows what all.