Marken is a fishing community slightly northeast of Amsterdam, a quaint little town with cute wooden houses, a few shops, and a few restaurants. One of these restaurants serve typical Dutch pancakes, which perfectly suit our needs for lunch, so we sit down at a table overlooking the marina. Ordering goes smoothly, as does the execution of the order. It’s towards the end of the meal that things take an interesting turn. A waiter – a boy, probably in his mid-teens – has been given the task of bringing a tray with beer to a table outside. There’s a small staircase connecting the restaurant with the street. The last step of the staircase cause the boy to trip. Somehow he regains his balance, but not well enough to prevent most of the beer to fall on
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