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Where it comes from

• The corners. Dealers sell the five products on the boss's streets. A corner's take depends on foot traffic, on who

else sells there, and on heat: a drone over a block for two nights empties it.

• Side jobs. Moving a bag across a bridge overnight, holding a package for a stranger, supplying a party in a rich

flat, a pop-up sale at a concert, collecting from a slow payer. They pay well because something is wrong with them.

• Favours. A favour owed is money that has not been spent yet. Fixers bank them; bosses call them in.