Charlie takes another watermelon out of the bin. He cuts two slices off the end of the watermelon, then cuts it down the middle. He cuts the halves into small slices, keeping his left hand on the top of the blade and places them on the table for the players. His expression remains unchanged. But nothing or no one was as cool on this day as Charlie, the soft-spoken man with the large knife.
Reticence is a good thing.
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