Volsa: Tick Tock The shop was filled with a soft chorus of turning gears and ticking clocks and watches, as one might expect; it was a timepiece shop, after all. There were clocks lining the walls, more on stands, a few put on display at the window, and several pocket watches hanging from the ceiling. As the day reached the beginning of a new hour, one of the grandfather clocks chimed out a tune, and the shop-owner whistled along with it. His shop was empty at the moment; his last customers left an hour or so ago. However, the shopkeeper remained unworried. His business normally attracted a fair number of curious window-shoppers, but he doubted