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The Shadower’s Shadower

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I would call them the "shadower's shadower" because they shadow for the shadower. I am talking about the self-appointed shadowers at various bus stops who have decided to autonomously subcontract one of the key functions of the trotro mate.  So these guys usually stand after traffic lights at major bus stops and even before the bus gets there, they choose which troski to shadow for. Overtime, some of them have built relationships with some drivers and they become sole shadowers of certain trotros. Sometimes there are skirmishes as these self-appointed shadowers fight each other to secure a bus. So what do they do and what do they need? The try to get passengers for trotros at bus stops and all they need is the voices to yell the various destinations. Woe betides you if after filling your trotro you decide to best them by driving off because you did not ask them to get you the passengers. They would jump and attach themselves to the trotro and in case the...