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Robber Thyme is a leading member of the Robbers' Guild of his German home town. Suddenly he finds himself in uncharted territory. His Guild sends him to Houston, Texas, so that he may study and practice the most advanced methods of crime. Indeed he can learn a lot from H-Town's Siblinghood of Robbers (originally called Brotherhood, but you can't have a name like that anymore). For example, when robbing the passengers of an interurban bus service, make them sign your general terms and conditions first, lest you will find yourself at the wrong end of a lawsuit. Talk to call center agents without using expletives, or the Siblinghood's HR department will reprimand you. Keep kidnapping victims in good shape, otherwise their families will sue you for damages. Acknowledge the superiority of the jury system. And do not expect that religious freedom means you can have a day off every week just for nothing. Robber colleagues from all over the world help Robber Thyme to get his feet on the ground in the new environment. So do Amanda the sassy Armadillo and Ildefons the Iguana with his ear trumpet. The result is a depiction of contemporary life in Houston, Texas.