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Indeed, and I am most grateful for the extra time. You seem to be well spoken, how long have you drawn breath? That's straightforward. Poor Shift, I'm sure he'll find a way past this one.
"Around three and ten." He hoped that MaGerbil assumed that 'three and ten' meant around three years and ten months, instead of the reality of around thirty years. Luckily, Shift knew many ways to express numbers, and some of them were lesser known.

Shift mentally congratulated himself for managing to not tell the truth and not lie at the same time. It was quite the accomplishment.