 What was the main reason the Masur company failed?
"As I have always said from the beginning," chortled Director Koltan, "this coming of the Earthmen had been a great thing for us, and especially for the House of Masur." The result of the new flood was that in the following year, the sale of Masur ceramic table service dropped to less than a tenth. Alas for that suggestion, no newspaper would accept advertising from the House of Masur; all available space was occupied by the advertisements of the Earthmen. In their dozenth conference since that first and fateful one, the brothers Masur decided upon drastic steps. At any rate, the brothers Masur were still able to console themselves that they had their tile business. The demand for Masur tile hit rock bottom.
 the Earthmen improved and controlled everything on Zur
 Zotul relied on the Earthmen too much  the Earthmen improved and controlled everything on Zur  lack of effort from the brothers  the brothers borrowed too much to every pay it back