They made a fortune but turned into the crisis's pantomime villains.

他们大发横财，最终成为危机的反面角色。

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But this time there are no pantomime villains, like bolshy shop stewards or incompetent managers, to make sense of the narrative.

但是这次没有童话中的坏蛋，如反叛的售货员或是毫无能力的经理，使得故事的叙述变得有意义。

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