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Itwasaboutmidday．I'dleftworkearlyinthemorningtocashacheque．Iwalkedalongtothebankandfoundthatthereweren'ttoomanypeopleabouttenorelevencustomersintherewhichwasprettyunusualforthosecentralcitybanks．

Iwaiteduntilitwasmyturnandjustwentuptothedeskandstartedtotalktothebankclerk．Hehadareallystrangeexpressiononhisface－justsortofblankstareatleastIthoughthewaslookingatmeandthenIrealizedhewasstaringovermyshoulder．

Ibegantoturnroundtoseewhathewaslookingat．Atthesamemomenttheoutsidebankguardcameflyingthroughthedoorandlayfacedownonthefloorandfollowinghimthroughthedoorwerethreefrighteningmaskedmen．Theywerecarryingguns;atleastIthinktheoneinfrontwascarryingagun．WhetherornottheysaidanythingatthatpointIcan'tremembertothisdayorwhetherpeoplejustautomaticallyputtheirhandsupI'vejustnoidea．

ForafewmomentstherewasjusttotalsilencesuddenlybrokenbythetelephoneringingandIrememberthinkingandwonderingwhowasontheotherendofthetelephone．Nobodywenttoanswerthetelephonesothisthingjustkeptonringingandringing．Thentwoofthemaskedmenwenttothecounterjumpedoveritandgotthecashiersandthebankclerkstostartfillingthebagswithcash．Whilethetwoweregettingthemoneytheoneatthedoorwhowascoveringuswiththegunwasabitfrightened．Hestartedswearingatthemandtellingthemtohurryuptogetamoveon．Theyjumpedbackoverthecounter．Oneofthemslippedashelandedonthefloorandfelloverandtheothertwosworeathimagain．Theyleftthroughthedoor．Warningus“Don'tmovestaylikethatwithyourhandsupfortenminutes．”Andthentheyjustdisappeared．Againbacktototalsilence．PeopleputtheirhandsdownIputmyhandsdownbutIjuststayedexactlywhereIwas．