fix: currency inside Gepaul

chapters/chapter-05.md

@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ Sian nodded. "Yeah, never been played."
 
 Even though he didn't say it, Linsan could see her father die a little by lying to his best and oldest friend. His eyes shimmered with tears for a moment before he wiped them with the back of his hand.
 
-Dukan looked confused. "It's a virgin Sterlig, Sian. Selling that would get you millions of crowns. Why are you working when that thing could set you for life?"
+Dukan looked confused. "It's a virgin Sterlig, Sian. Selling that would get you millions of cuks. Why are you working when that thing could set you for life?"
 
 Sian shook his head. "It's Marin, Dukan. You know that. She was Tis's first wife and she married mine. There isn't another person closer to both of us than her. How could I just... throw that away for some money?"
 
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ Dukan held up his hand. "No, I worked for both you and your father for my entire
 
 Linsan inhaled with surprise. She glanced at Brook who looked hurt and just as surprise as herself.
 
-"Just a couple hundred crowns a month? Three? To help with the bills?"
+"Just a couple hundred cukdins a month? Three? To help with the bills?"
 
 Sian opened his mouth to say something but then choked back a sob.
 

chapters/chapter-07.md

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Linsan had only been eighteen for a day and she was about to do the first adult
 
 It started with buying a little less at the store for food. Then it was replacing their favorite teas with more local ones with less flavor. Then the dairy delivery went from every three days to once a week and then every other week. Her mother's dresses changed with their fortune, the fancy materials carefully wrapped and placed in the attic. The ones she wore to clean house became her daily outfits, though she never stopped wearing hats and the occasional gloves. The fanciest she got was when her weekly students came in to learn how to sing. There were only three of them.
 
-What started as a vague idea became a necessity when Linsan saw how anxious both of her parents were for the monthly monies that came from Dukan, a man who worked with her father before the fire that destroyed everything. He had done well for himself, though she hadn't seen him for better part of five years. The only reminder came once a month like clockwork, two hundred and fifty crowns on the third day. Cash.
+What started as a vague idea became a necessity when Linsan saw how anxious both of her parents were for the monthly monies that came from Dukan, a man who worked with her father before the fire that destroyed everything. He had done well for himself, though she hadn't seen him for better part of five years. The only reminder came once a month like clockwork, two hundred and fifty cukdins on the third day. Cash.
 
 Dukan had said the money would last until a few years after school. With her final days in a few weeks, she decided to head for his bank and ask for an extension and possibly more money. Maybe he would be generous. Just until her mother got another show or her father got a commission for a book or something more dramatic than the weekly newspapers.
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Linsan decided to ask. What was the worst that could happen? So, on the day afte
 
 In her mind, she imagined what he would say. Would he demand some sort of service? If it was to work for him at the bank, she couldn't say no to that. She was about to finish school and a steady job, even one that didn't have anything to do with music, was better than none. She would gladly help her parents with that. It didn't matter if he asked her to become a maid, factory worker, or even a herald.
 
-She wouldn't give up the violin though. Even though she didn't understand the emotional connection between Palisis and her parents, she knew it was more important than anything else. They were willing to not sell the violin for potentially millions of crowns because of its importance. She wouldn't betray them by ever letting that violin go.
+She wouldn't give up the violin though. Even though she didn't understand the emotional connection between Palisis and her parents, she knew it was more important than anything else. They were willing to not sell the violin for potentially millions of cukdins because of its importance. She wouldn't betray them by ever letting that violin go.
 
 Linsan wasn't sure if that offer would ever come u. She had no clue how Dukan had changed in five years, much less what the bank looked like inside. Years ago, she walked with her mother and a wheelbarrow to deliver supplies from the attic to the bank but she had remained outside while her mother went inside.
 

chapters/chapter-08.md

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ In the back of her head, she couldn't imagine how much the new construction cost
 
 A little of her confidence faded with doubt. Did Dukan already have skilled employees. She couldn't do much besides play a violin and dance and she wasn't sure if she had a place among the money being thrown around to build everything.
 
-She reached the city square, a three by three block park that had places for picnics, galleries, and even a small zoo with "marvelous creatures from the forbidden deserts!" She chuckled but didn't have the time or the three crowns to go through the exhibit.
+She reached the city square, a three by three block park that had places for picnics, galleries, and even a small zoo with "marvelous creatures from the forbidden deserts!" She chuckled but didn't have the time or the three cukdins to go through the exhibit.
 
 Not wanting to tease herself with the zoo, she went around until she spotted Dukan's bank on the far side. It was just like she remembered from before, a one-story building that reached deep into the block. Six thick pillars marked the entrance, each one a carved figure of a man carrying books or a staves. She vaguely remembered them as heads of the various banking unions throughout Kormar, but she didn't know their names or even what they did.
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Their eyes met for just a second and then the lady continued past the car withou
 
 Linsan watched with a sinking sensation. She couldn't just follow after her. She was plain and unassuming, even in her best dress. Pressing her lips into a thin line, she considered waiting fifteen minutes to let the lady driver do whatever errand she needed before she went inside.
 
-She turned and looked back at the zoo. Maybe she could peek at the creatures? She had a crown.
+She turned and looked back at the zoo. Maybe she could peek at the creatures? She had a few cukdins in her pocket.
 
 "Linsan Sterlig?"
 
@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@ All three wore leather dusters, long coats that were suited for traveling on the
 
 Then she realized Brook was staring pointedly at her. With her cheeks burning, Linsan clasped her hands together and nodded. "Just a little more. We just need a bit more help."
 
-Brook scoffed. "It's been years, what makes you think it's going to get better now? A hundred crowns more a month or even a thousand, your family is still going to be scraping the bottom of the barrel."
+Brook scoffed. "It's been years, what makes you think it's going to get better now? A hundred cukdins more a month or even a thousand, your family is still going to be scraping the bottom of the barrel."
 
 "It isn't that."
 
-Brook pointed at the bank. "It is that! You have that stupid wooden... thing in the vault that would set you up for life. My dad said it was worth millions. Millions of Couple-damn crowns and your parents are so full of themselves that they can't let it go!"
+Brook pointed at the bank. "It is that! You have that stupid wooden... thing in the vault that would set you up for life. My dad said it was worth millions. Millions of Couple-damn cuks and your parents are so full of themselves that they can't let it go!"
 
 Linsan couldn't respond to that.
 
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ A wave of concussive force like Brook's radiated from the impact. It didn't snuf
 
 Brook looked frightened as she clapped her hands again. Blood splattered across the ground as she interrupted the flames but some of the heat curled her dark hair and scorched her dress. She staggered back, her feet scraping on the blackened ground.
 
-The third stranger came rushing in from one of the offices. He also had a bag on his shoulder and there were paper crowns spilling out across the ground before they ignited from the heat. "Damn! What you need, Til?"
+The third stranger came rushing in from one of the offices. He also had a bag on his shoulder and there were paper cukdins spilling out across the ground before the currency cards ignited from the heat. "Damn! What you need, Til?"
 
 The one playing the instrument called out. "Gab! Car's out back, clear a path!"
 

chapters/chapter-10.md

@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ Tisin patted Sian's hand.
 
 Linsan closed her eyes tightly. That was the entire reason she had gone to visit Duncan. Her great idea had gone up with flames and she found something new to worry about.
 
-"He's been sending us a thousand crowns every month."
+"He's been sending us a thousand cuks every month."
 
 Startled, Linsan stared at them in shock. "A-A thousand? I-I thought it was three hundred."
 
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ Scribbling, Kamel frowned and shook his head. He wrote furious for a few seconds
 
 The pen stopped.
 
-Her father took a deep breath. "If people thought Palisis was unsung and it was truly worth the millions, how much do you think insurance would cost us? We are struggling to keep a roof over our house and food in our larder. A thousand crown check is the only thing that is keeping us from losing even that and now you tell us the man who giving it to us is dead."
+Her father took a deep breath. "If people thought Palisis was unsung and it was truly worth the millions, how much do you think insurance would cost us? We are struggling to keep a roof over our house and food in our larder. A thousand cuk check is the only thing that is keeping us from losing even that and now you tell us the man who giving it to us is dead."
 
 Kamel set down his pen. "Then why didn't you sell the violin and---"
 
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ Tisin leaned forward. "Palisis is her memorial. She meant everything to the two
 
 Linsan noticed that her mother's voice was taking on the strange timbre again. It was ringing in her head and each word felt like it was directed directly at her with the force of a gale.
 
-"---than throw it aside for nothing more than a sack of crowns!"
+"---than throw it aside for nothing more than a sack of cukdins!"
 
 Kamel was sweating. Linsan didn't remember seeing him moving but he was a foot away from the table with a surprised look on his face.
 

chapters/chapter-12.md

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ Linsan stared at the new violin case.
 
 Siam chuckled. "That's last thing. It's the most important."
 
-He picked up two wallets. "This is some travel money. Keep them separate in case you get robbed. Each one has a hundred crowns. There is also two hundred sewn into the lining of the backpack and another two hundred inside the lining of the violin."
+He picked up two wallets. "This is some travel money. Keep them separate in case you get robbed. Each one has a few hundred cukdins in fives. There is also two hundred sewn into the lining of the backpack and another two hundred inside the lining of the violin."
 
 She stared in shock. "That's---"
 

chapters/chapter-14.md

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Linsan's stomach rumbled. She nodded and came back. "I can pay."
 
 She shook her head.
 
-"Five crowns and I'll feed you dinner and something on the way in the morning. You busk and get five paying people in here before the sun hides and I'll give it back."
+"Five cuks and I'll feed you dinner and something on the way in the morning. You busk and get five paying people in here before the sun hides and I'll give it back."
 
 It was a pathetic amount of money, but she nodded. It was cheaper than paying full price. "Could I also get a place to sleep?"
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ A shiver ran down her spine at the last suggestion. She shook her head. "A-A che
 
 He grunted and tapped a table. "Sit here and put your money down. Everything up front for strangers."
 
-She stepped into the room and came over to the table. Watching the innkeeper, she waited until he wasn't looking and then eased her wallet out to pull thirty-five crowns out in paper bills.
+She stepped into the room and came over to the table. Watching the innkeeper, she waited until he wasn't looking and then eased her wallet out to pull thirty-five cukdins out in a small stack of yellow and orange cards.
 
 When he didn't come back, she nervously looked around. It was an empty room. Unsure of what to do, she set her case on the table and ran her fingers along the latches to open them. Reaching in, she eased the violin out and moved the case to the floor.
 

chapters/chapter-15.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ teaser: >
 
 The public house closed before midnight. After playing for four hours, Linsan was more exhausted than ever. There was a big difference between playing for herself and the stamina needed to keep the music going hour after hour.
 
-She also felt more alive than ever before. She had never played for strangers before. Her first night was an unqualified success. Over two dozen people came in, most of them after sunset, but they listened to her music. Many applauded in all the right places and two older folk dropped money into her violin case. Admittedly, it was only three crowns between the two of them but it was more money than she had ever earned before with using her skills.
+She also felt more alive than ever before. She had never played for strangers before. Her first night was an unqualified success. Over two dozen people came in, most of them after sunset, but they listened to her music. Many applauded in all the right places and two older folk dropped money into her violin case. Admittedly, it was only three cukdins between the two of them but it was more money than she had ever earned before with using her skills.
 
 Her hands trembled as she nestled he violin back into the case. The strings were still warm from playing and she could almost feel energy pulsating inside the wood. With a smile, she ran her fingers along the edge. "Good night," she whispered.
 
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ He cleared his throat and looked away. "Mind helping me clean up the last stuff?
 
 With nothing else to do, Linsan helped. It only took twenty minutes to wipe down the tables and put way the food. The innkeeper had done much of the world in the last hour when there was only three people inside the public house.
 
-She had just finished flipping chairs when she saw a pile of crowns stacked up on the back table next to her violin. There was also a wooden key and a small card. Confused, she padded over and looked at it.
+She had just finished flipping chairs when she saw a pile of cukdins stacked up on the back table next to her violin. There was also a wooden key and a small card. Confused, she padded over and looked at it.
 
 The innkeeper was at the table next to her, gathering up some dishes. "Giving you twenty back for the entertainment. The key is to room one. It's the nice one. No one came in tonight so you can use it. Just don't make a mess and fold the blankets when you leave tomorrow. Good?"
 
 Linsan stared at the money in confusion. She hadn't earned it. "T-Thank you."
 
-"You may not have brought anyone in early, but they stayed longer and dropped a few more crowns than normal. As I see it, you gave us a few more stories, brought back some memories, and we had a good night. That's worth a room for me, I just need to pay for food."
+"You may not have brought anyone in early, but they stayed longer and dropped a few more cuks than normal. As I see it, you gave us a few more stories, brought back some memories, and we had a good night. That's worth a room for me, I just need to pay for food."
 
 He rubbed the top of his head before picking up his tray. "Good job, Girl."
 

chapters/chapter-17.md

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Another groan faded her smile. She wiped her forehead and returned her attention
 
 Linsan watched her for a moment and then sat back down. She watched as the village revealed itself among the trees.
 
-"Lin? You got a few crowns on you?"
+"Lin? You got a few cuks on you?"
 
 "Yes, do you need me to get anything from the store?"
 
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ No, she couldn't. Not in front of Gal.
 
 She spotted the chews that Maril wanted. With a shaking hand, she picked them up along with some snacks and carried them over to the counter. "C-Can I get these?"
 
-"Of course, Sweetie," Gal said in a sympathetic voice. "That will be four crowns."
+"Of course, Sweetie," Gal said in a sympathetic voice. "That will be four cuks."
 
 As Gal took Linsan's money and recorded the sale, Linsan lost herself in despair. With a car, the murderers would easily outpace her. Even at her best, she couldn't hope to catch with them. However, she was heading in the right direction and now she knew to ask about a car.
 

chapters/chapter-25.md

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Linsan looked down at the heaping pile of eggs, grilled sausages, and breads. Th
 
 Ragon reached over to snatch up one of the fruits. "Best food in the city. I may not make a lot performing, but food is on the house for the entertainment."
 
-He tapped on the envelope. "Your cut of the night's proceeds. You probably want to count it later, that way you won't make us feel bad. You were stunning and everyone is going to be talking to you for months." He leaned toward her and whispered loudly. "I made almost thirty six golden crowns last night."
+He tapped on the envelope. "Your cut of the night's proceeds. You probably want to count it later, that way you won't make us feel bad. You were stunning and everyone is going to be talking to you for months." He leaned toward her and whispered loudly. "I made almost thirty six golden cuks last night."
 
 Wendil smirked. "Forty-two and that is because I don't insist on playing songs with asses."
 

chapters/chapter-27.md

@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ Gab scoffed and leaned back. She tugged a blanket up over her waist despite the
 
 Linsan's shoulders tensed. She wanted to snap back but the words wouldn't come. She sighed and turned around. "Thank you."
 
-"Can you sing? If you can, I might have a crown or two."
+"Can you sing? If you can, I might have a cuk or two."
 
-For a moment, it was temping but the old lady obvious didn't have a lot of money. A crown might be an entire meal for her. Linsan shrugged and kept walking away. "I can, but not as well as my mother."
+For a moment, it was temping but the old lady obvious didn't have a lot of money. A single cukdin might be an entire meal for her. Linsan shrugged and kept walking away. "I can, but not as well as my mother."
 
 "Oh, why would that matter?"
 

chapters/chapter-29.md

@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ When Linsan didn't say anything, Cal spoke up again. "You play?"
 
 "It's been a long day."
 
-He reached back and pulled something out of his pocket. He pushed it across the table to her. It was a money clip with a bundle of bills. "Please? Show me what Old Gab hears? She's been talking about it for years but I never understood. I never had the ears for it, but I have a feeling you do."
+He reached back and pulled something out of his pocket. He pushed it across the table to her. It was a money clip with a bundle of orange cards. "Please? Show me what Old Gab hears? She's been talking about it for years but I never understood. I never had the ears for it, but I have a feeling you do."
 
 Linsan stared at the money clip for a long moment. She was exhausted and tired, but the lure of music called to her. She didn't care about the money as much as feeling the bow hum in her hand.
 

chapters/chapter-31.md

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ Linsan cringed when the realization she should have told Brook her plan before s
 
 One of the grandmothers drew her attention. "Come on, my old man is going to see what he could do. Why don't we bring out some treats for your friend? I'm sure you two could use a little sweet after all this."
 
-Stuck in her role, Linsan could only agree. Together, they gathered some sweets in oiled papers. She noted the price, two crowns each, and then headed outside.
+Stuck in her role, Linsan could only agree. Together, they gathered some sweets in oiled papers. She noted the price, two cukdins each, and then headed outside.
 
 Outside, Brook was bawling as someone had just killed someone in front of her. Unlike Linsan, it appeared that her companion had no trouble bringing up a river of tears and drama.
 
@@ -141,11 +141,11 @@ Linsan wiped the tears from her eyes. "Bird tree?"
 
 "You'll know it," said three of the old people around them in a chorus.
 
-The woman with the sweets patted Brook's hand. "I left you something on the seat. I made them with my own hands. They aren't much but you girls need them." She turned slightly away. "Just twenty crowns."
+The woman with the sweets patted Brook's hand. "I left you something on the seat. I made them with my own hands. They aren't much but you girls need them." She turned slightly away. "Just twenty-five cuks."
 
 Linsan almost choked on the double of the price.
 
-Brook nodded and dug into her purse. She pulled out a few bills and pressed them into the woman's hand. "Thank you. I owe all of you," she announced.
+Brook nodded and dug into her purse. She pulled out a few money cards and pressed them into the woman's hand. "Thank you. I owe all of you," she announced.
 
 Getting into the car, she started up the buggy. It made a roaring, guttering noise. Linsan could see that she was holding both of the pedals with her feet while she twisted something hard.
 

chapters/chapter-35.md

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Har's pained look didn't need to be told. "We're completely ful."
 
 Brook leaned over. "Can I ask for one?"
 
-Har frowned and then pointed to a large group that was slightly less enthusiastic than the others. "That's my biggest group today but they lost. If you have crowns, they might be willing but I doubt it."
+Har frowned and then pointed to a large group that was slightly less enthusiastic than the others. "That's my biggest group today but they lost. If you have cuks, they might be willing but I doubt it."
 
 "Thank you!" Brook said. She grabbed Linsan's hand and dragged her toward the group. Reaching them, she screamed out for attention. "Oi!"
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ Someone kicked him. He glared at them and then back. "Fine, two-fifty."
 
 "Cash, Dresses, right---"
 
-Brook slapped a pile of bills on the table. "Key, now," she snapped.
+Brook slapped a pile of currency cards on the table. "Key, now," she snapped.
 
 He started for the money.
 
@@ -132,17 +132,17 @@ Linsan cringed at being the center of attention, or at lest next to Brook.
 
 The other man dug into his pocket and pulled out a key. He started to hand it over, but then changed his mind. He snapped his fingers at one of his companions who fished out their own key and handed it over.
 
-Brook took it, looked at the symbol engraved into the side, and then lifted her hand away from the bills.
+Brook took it, looked at the symbol engraved into the side, and then lifted her hand away from the cukdins.
 
 By the time she turned around, the money had been pocketed. "Come on, Lin, let's see about hot water. I need a bath."
 
-"That was a lot of money."
+"That was a lot of money," Linsan said worridly.
 
 "Worth it," grumbled Brook.
 
 At the counter, she held up the key.
 
-Har shrugged. "That was a lot of money," he said quietly.
+Har shrugged. "That was a lot of money," he said quietly, repeating Linsan's words.
 
 The muscles in Brook's jaw tightened. "A bath?"
 
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ Brook looked like she was about to burst into tears.
 
 Har's face softened. "That room is barely large enough for the bed. But, if I can trust you, I'll give you a key to another but you have to be out by midnight. Just a bath and don't go snooping."
 
-Brook sighed and dug into a small pocket in her dress. She pulled out a few crown bills and set them on the table. "Bless the Couple."
+Brook sighed and dug into a small pocket in her dress. She pulled out a few green cards and set them on the table. "Bless the Couple."
 
 Har swept the bar and pocketed the money. Then he dug into his own trousers to pull out a well-worn key. "You're in seven, I'm in one. I'll bring over some hot food, once I get a chance, and leave it by the door. You know where to draw water?"