(He actually says he’s not judging.) Distrust is natural. In both cases, the barman seemed distrustful. He himself was here for the hanging of said painting, and for its being given up. The narrator now draws your attention to the empty rectangle on the wall behind the bar, where a picture used to hang.Any one who has studied humans, he declares, has an affinity for the primates because they have no ulterior motives. He continues to talk about the barman some more, admitting he’s "drawn" to the man because he is ape-like.He reveals that you’re in a bar in Amsterdam’s not-so-classy red-light district, and the joint is named Mexico City.The narrator assists you in getting a gin, and then pulls up a chair for a chat.The services in question have to do with getting you a drink from the barman, a burly man who only speaks Dutch. This is a conversation in which we only hear one person speaking the entire time. The Fall begins with the narrator offering you his services.
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