Accept old coins as a reward

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The factory is in a deep subterranean layer of the Neath. All sorts of old currency is regularly unearthed by the rats.

Game Instructions: This will get you a couple of Fourth-City Echoes.

Unlocked with Foreman's Favour 235

Success

An old wage

the rats on your work team all stop work. They queue up before the Fore-Rat, briefly breaking her duties to provide pay. You join your team.

[…]

There is a box […] filled with shards of bone. She indicates that you can help yourself[…]

Description summary:
The second paragraph varies by which rat you are assisting.

Work Team	Second paragraph of Description
The Grizzled Gaffer	The Grizzled Gaffer twitches his whiskers […] "That brings back memories. I used to dig them up all the time, run a string through them and haul them back here." He nods at the Fore-Rat. "Her predecessor thought they'd come in handy. They might, still."
The Masterly Machinist	The Masterly Machinist holds a coin like those you were given. It takes both his hands. "Did you know – I used to use these as washers. Till she–" He nods at the Fore-Rat. "–Gave me a right talking to. I just didn't know they were valuable."
The Eager Engineer	"Why are most coins round?" The Eager Engineer eyes your pay. "I mean most are, aren't they? Do they slice them off a metal sausage?" It is perhaps fortunate that she doesn't expect an answer.

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