This is a piece from "The Malgudi Days" by RK. Narayan titled "An Astrologer's Day". In an unnamed village in India, an astrologer lays out his tools of the trade, a mix of cowrie shells, obscure charts, a notebook, and other such curios. They serve no purpose but to create the illusion of mysticism. What happens next is the remainder of the story. Please listen to it fully and share it with all others.