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-0.18 (, you\325re going to say some-) 261.74 517.67 P
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(fensive, ) 341.53 504.67 T
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-0.92 (sermon. It could be anything, from ) 230.94 478.67 P
(a food that she \336nds \324yucky\325 to a ) 230.94 465.67 T
(book she thinks is \324blasphemous\325.) 230.94 452.67 T
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(my eyes, this taxi was pulling up ) 230.94 426.67 T
(in front of us, nearly running into ) 230.94 413.67 T
(the lamp post but neatly avoiding ) 230.94 400.67 T
-0.54 (it. I had no idea where it had come ) 230.94 387.67 P
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(, and a ) 347.36 257.67 T
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(t ) 525.45 673.67 T
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(rickshaw) 389.88 647.67 T
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(elle piped up. \322No, thank you, ) 389.88 582.67 T
(mister) 389.88 569.67 T
(,\323 she said.) 416.91 569.67 T
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(,\323 the man said. \322A nice ) 430.35 556.67 T
(lady like yourself shouldn\325) 389.88 543.67 T
(t be ) 507.78 543.67 T
-0.23 (standing out in the rain this late at ) 389.88 530.67 P
(night. Come on, I\325ll take you any-) 389.88 517.67 T
(where you want to go.\323) 389.88 504.67 T
-0.35 (I could see she was starting to ) 407.88 491.67 P
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-0.79 (, ) 535.3 452.67 P
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-0.23 (All I want to do is go home. Now) 389.88 400.67 P
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(thing. I don\325) 389.88 374.67 T
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(s ) 532.78 374.67 T
(just get out of here. Okay?\323) 389.88 361.67 T
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-0.13 (tried to look as wet and miserable ) 389.88 335.67 P
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(\322W) 407.88 309.67 T
(ell, alright,\323 she said.) 422.26 309.67 T
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(was having a good time. Every ) 72 712.67 T
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(stop, she seemed to be saying, ) 72 686.67 T
(\322Aren\325) 72 673.67 T
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(elle told him the name of the col-) 72 582.67 T
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(and several of the lar) 72 556.67 T
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(t anything vital miss-) 122.75 491.67 T
(ing up front, like the steering ) 72 478.67 T
-0.65 (wheel. That was there, but half the ) 72 465.67 P
(dashboard was gone. Something ) 72 452.67 T
(else was missing as well, but I ) 72 439.67 T
(couldn\325) 72 426.67 T
(t quite place it. It wasn\325) 105.36 426.67 T
(t ) 208.91 426.67 T
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(what I had expected, but I wasn\325) 72 296.67 T
(t ) 214.89 296.67 T
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(so to pay for his car insurance.) 230.94 283.67 T
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(as if he were just changing lanes.) 230.94 114.67 T
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(\322No, most of the time, I work in ) 230.94 75.67 T
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(s ) 526.88 699.67 T
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-0.19 (, some enemy ) 477.1 647.67 P
-0.38 (soldiers to kill, they go to T) 389.88 634.67 P
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(, so I\325m doing this.\323) 408.09 595.67 T
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-0.7 (ing, only a hundred dollars for this ) 389.88 569.67 P
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-0.37 (some demented carnival ride. The ) 389.88 530.67 P
(whole situation, with Chico the ) 389.88 517.67 T
-0.12 (Cannon Fodder at the wheel, driv-) 389.88 504.67 P
(ing as if he was the last person ) 389.88 491.67 T
-0.34 (alive in the entire city) 389.88 478.67 P
-0.34 (, was almost ) 483.64 478.67 P
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(t believe it was ) 465.04 465.67 T
-0.12 (really happening. I was expecting ) 389.88 452.67 P
(to see little cardboard pictures of ) 389.88 439.67 T
(Mr) 389.88 426.67 T
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(easel gang ) 486.95 426.67 T
(pop up, like in Mr) 389.88 413.67 T
(. T) 468.93 413.67 T
(oad\325) 480.37 413.67 T
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(ild ) 516.24 413.67 T
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(orld. Only it ) 467.43 400.67 T
(would be cutouts of women with ) 389.88 387.67 T
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-0.56 (ping their attaches, all with crazed ) 389.88 361.67 P
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-0.73 (automatically open, and we would ) 389.88 296.67 P
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(e were almost ) 472.51 244.67 T
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(ty-\336ve dollars.) 389.88 166.67 T
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-0.91 (t ) 535.11 140.67 P
(give you \336fty) 389.88 127.67 T
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(bright light on in front.\323) 389.88 88.67 T
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-0.33 (ou want to go home, it\325) 419.6 75.67 P
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(have done this if you had told us ) 72 673.67 T
(twenty-\336ve each.\323) 72 660.67 T
(\322This one this one this one ) 90 647.67 T
(here on the left,\323 Gabrielle said.) 72 634.67 T
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(.\323) 171.99 621.67 T
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(, I ain\325) 118.57 608.67 T
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(ty) 72 595.67 T
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-0.31 ( The mythical ser-) 143.41 640.67 P
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-0.52 (t ) 216.83 549.67 P
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(t as if she had no feel-) 121.82 536.67 T
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(varying degrees. It hurt Annie, ) 72 484.67 T
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(back like a \336ve-hundred-pound ) 72 419.67 T
(weight.) 72 406.67 T
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(\322I wish I ) 332.54 341.67 T
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(.) 319.44 263.67 T
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(knew exactly what she wanted. I ) 230.94 120.67 T
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(noticed something very funny ) 230.94 94.67 T
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(changed again. It wasn\325) 389.88 595.67 T
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(, it ) 515.46 556.67 T
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(confused woman with a lot of ) 389.88 491.67 T
(wide-eyed little girl running ) 389.88 478.67 T
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(.) 503.39 465.67 T
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-0.22 (s how she does it. ) 460.54 452.67 P
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-0.5 (ime and again, the softening will ) 396.21 439.67 P
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(that girl, I wanted more than any-) 389.88 413.67 T
(thing to let her escape from the ) 389.88 400.67 T
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(built to protect herself.) 389.88 374.67 T
-0.08 (I got the little girl out, \336nally) 407.88 348.67 P
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-0.25 (he began. \322It was from some char-) 72 712.67 P
-0.13 (acter who claims that his \336rm can ) 72 699.67 P
(supply us with all of the products ) 72 686.67 T
(that we have right now at about ) 72 673.67 T
(half the price we\325re paying.\323) 72 660.67 T
(\322Sounds like bullshit to me,\323 ) 90 647.67 T
(said Brad.) 72 634.67 T
(\322It gets better) 90 621.67 T
(,\323 his friend re-) 149.36 621.67 T
(plied. \322Not only will they be ) 72 608.67 T
(cheaper) 72 595.67 T
(, the guy said the quality ) 105.72 595.67 T
(would be better too.\323) 72 582.67 T
(\322Really) 90 569.67 T
(,\323 said Brad. \322Let me ) 122.85 569.67 T
(guess. Is that what\325) 72 556.67 T
(s in this box?\323) 156.22 556.67 T
(\322Y) 90 543.67 T
(up!\323) 101.59 543.67 T
(\322W) 90 530.67 T
(ell, what have we got to ) 104.37 530.67 T
(lose? Let\325) 72 517.67 T
(s take a look.\323) 115.02 517.67 T
(Peter cut the tape along the ) 90 504.67 T
(seams and \336lled Brad in on a few ) 72 491.67 T
(more details.) 72 478.67 T
(\322He said his company could ) 90 465.67 T
-0.57 (supply some of the items in our lit-) 72 452.67 P
(tle mailer catalog right now) 72 439.67 T
(. W) 192.73 439.67 T
(e ) 207.71 439.67 T
(could expect samples of those ) 72 426.67 T
(products today) 72 413.67 T
(. He wants us to ) 136.28 413.67 T
(compare them to our present ) 72 400.67 T
-0.53 (stuf) 72 387.67 P
-0.53 (f.\323 He \336shed around inside the ) 88.28 387.67 P
(box. \322Hey wow! T) 72 374.67 T
(ake a look at ) 153.61 374.67 T
(this.\323) 72 361.67 T
-0.91 (He held up a Star W) 90 348.67 P
-0.91 (ars T) 173.98 348.67 P
-0.91 (-shirt. ) 194.33 348.67 P
(At \336rst glance, it looked exactly ) 72 335.67 T
(like the ones that Of) 72 322.67 T
(fworld Spe-) 160.9 322.67 T
(cialties were selling. A closer ex-) 72 309.67 T
-0.06 (amination revealed that the fabric ) 72 296.67 P
(was subtly softer and shiner than ) 72 283.67 T
(their current product and the col-) 72 270.67 T
-0.91 (ors in the transfer were much more ) 72 257.67 P
(vivid.) 72 244.67 T
(\322This looks like nice stuf) 90 231.67 T
(f!\323 ) 200.27 231.67 T
(said Brad, taking his turn at rum-) 72 218.67 T
(maging around in the box. \322Oh ) 72 205.67 T
(my! What have we here?\323 He ) 72 192.67 T
(grabbed it and pulled it out.) 72 179.67 T
(What they had there was the ) 90 166.67 T
(new version of their dashboard ) 72 153.67 T
(blaster) 72 140.67 T
(. Their present blaster ) 100.68 140.67 T
(looked a lot like a radar) 72 127.67 T
(-detector) 175.82 127.67 T
(. ) 214.26 127.67 T
(It was a black rectangular box ) 72 114.67 T
(with some buttons on the front of ) 72 101.67 T
-0.23 (it and there was a suction cup that ) 72 88.67 P
(mounted it to the dash of the cus-) 72 75.67 T
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(\325) 256.98 712.67 T
(s car) 260.03 712.67 T
(. If the customer was ) 279.86 712.67 T
(stuck in traf) 230.94 699.67 T
(\336c or pissed of) 283.23 699.67 T
(f at ) 348.02 699.67 T
-0.18 (some idiot at a stoplight, he could ) 230.94 686.67 P
-0.68 (vent his frustrations by pretending ) 230.94 673.67 P
(to blast the perpetrator into the ) 230.94 660.67 T
(next galaxy) 230.94 647.67 T
(. It was powered by ) 281.18 647.67 T
(\337ashlight batteries and, in actuali-) 230.94 634.67 T
(ty) 230.94 621.67 T
(, all that it did was make some ) 238.77 621.67 T
-0.38 (nifty sound ef) 230.94 608.67 P
-0.38 (fects. It wasn\325) 291.01 608.67 P
-0.38 (t a big ) 351.98 608.67 P
-0.53 (seller but at $19.95 they made just ) 230.94 595.67 P
-0.92 (over eight dollars on each one they ) 230.94 582.67 P
-0.46 (sold. The new product looked like ) 230.94 569.67 P
(nothing more than an old-fash-) 230.94 556.67 T
(ioned, art-deco ray gun with an ) 230.94 543.67 T
-0.41 (outlandishly lar) 230.94 530.67 P
-0.41 (ge cross-hair sight ) 299 530.67 P
-0.21 (on the back of it. It was made of a ) 230.94 517.67 P
-0.68 (very tough-looking plastic and the ) 230.94 504.67 P
-0.4 (quality of the \336t and \336nish was ex-) 230.94 491.67 P
(cellent. There were several other ) 230.94 478.67 T
-0.13 (new versions of their wares in the ) 230.94 465.67 P
-0.55 (box; each had some noticeable im-) 230.94 452.67 P
(provement over the old.) 230.94 439.67 T
(\322What kind of prices did he ) 248.94 426.67 T
(say he\325d give us?\323 asked Brad.) 230.94 413.67 T
(\322I\325m sure he said it would be ) 248.94 400.67 T
-0.68 (only half of what we pay now) 230.94 387.67 P
-0.68 (,\323 an-) 357.33 387.67 P
(swered Peter) 230.94 374.67 T
(.) 286.77 374.67 T
-0.02 (\322It sounds great and this stuf) 248.94 361.67 P
-0.02 (f ) 374.67 361.67 P
(looks wonderful,\323 said Brad, ) 230.94 348.67 T
-0.67 (shaking his head. \322But I can\325) 230.94 335.67 P
-0.67 (t help ) 354.93 335.67 P
(thinking there\325) 230.94 322.67 T
(s a catch of some ) 295.33 322.67 T
(kind. Y) 230.94 309.67 T
(ou know what they say ) 262.8 309.67 T
(about a free lunch.\323) 230.94 296.67 T
(\322Y) 248.94 283.67 T
(eah, I know) 260.65 283.67 T
(.\323 He put the ) 311.5 283.67 T
(blaster back into the box before ) 230.94 270.67 T
(continuing. \322W) 230.94 257.67 T
(ell,\323 he shrugged, ) 297.8 257.67 T
0 (\322the guy is supposed to call on us ) 230.94 244.67 P
(this afternoon, around one or so. ) 230.94 231.67 T
-0.23 (W) 230.94 218.67 P
-0.23 (e should at least meet with him. ) 240.43 218.67 P
(What do you think?\323) 230.94 205.67 T
(\322W) 248.94 192.67 T
(on\325) 263.31 192.67 T
(t hurt to talk to him, I ) 277.76 192.67 T
(guess. Meanwhile we might as ) 230.94 179.67 T
(well try the stuf) 230.94 166.67 T
(f out.\323 said Brad, ) 300.01 166.67 T
(as he slipped of) 230.94 153.67 T
(f his tattered Uni-) 299.4 153.67 T
(versity of Minnesota T) 230.94 140.67 T
(-shirt and ) 330.33 140.67 T
(slipped into the new one with the ) 230.94 127.67 T
(vivid, multicolored Star W) 230.94 114.67 T
(ars em-) 347.86 114.67 T
(blem splashed across it. The shirt ) 230.94 101.67 T
(felt cool and light on his skin; it ) 230.94 88.67 T
-0.24 (was very comfortable. \322This feels ) 230.94 75.67 P
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-0.74 (t know) 443.11 712.67 P
-0.74 (, Pete,\323 he said, ) 471.87 712.67 P
(shaking his head appreciatively) 389.88 699.67 T
(. ) 527.39 699.67 T
(\322This is good stuf) 389.88 686.67 T
(f!\323) 468.12 686.67 T
(The two friends went back to ) 407.88 673.67 T
(work and didn\325) 389.88 660.67 T
(t talk too much ) 456.81 660.67 T
-0.68 (more about their pending business ) 389.88 647.67 P
(deal. But that didn\325) 389.88 634.67 T
(t mean they ) 474.52 634.67 T
-0.01 (weren\325) 389.88 621.67 P
-0.01 (t thinking about it. Finally) 420.18 621.67 P
-0.01 (, ) 534.51 621.67 P
(at quarter) 389.88 608.67 T
(-to-twelve, Peter sug-) 431.46 608.67 T
(gested that they take a break for ) 389.88 595.67 T
(lunch and go to the bank to cash ) 389.88 582.67 T
(and deposit the morning\325) 389.88 569.67 T
(s re-) 499.44 569.67 T
(ceipts.) 389.88 556.67 T
(\322Good idea,\323 said Brad. ) 407.88 543.67 T
-0.57 (\322Shall we take the bike or the Che-) 389.88 530.67 P
(vette?\323) 389.88 517.67 T
-0.56 (\322The bike or the car?\323 said Pe-) 407.88 504.67 P
(ter) 389.88 491.67 T
(. \322Give me a break! I\325m taking ) 400.87 491.67 T
-0.74 (the car) 389.88 478.67 P
-0.74 (.\323 Peter headed for the door) 418.13 478.67 P
-0.74 (. ) 535.25 478.67 P
(Brad stared to follow him but, as ) 389.88 465.67 T
(an afterthought, he went back for ) 389.88 452.67 T
(the new products.) 389.88 439.67 T
-0.46 (\322Just a minute,\323 he called out, ) 407.88 426.67 P
-0.54 (\322let me grab that box. W) 389.88 413.67 P
-0.54 (e can take ) 494.94 413.67 P
(a closer look at some of the new ) 389.88 400.67 T
-0.93 (stuf) 389.88 387.67 P
-0.93 (f over lunch.\323 He scooped it up ) 406.17 387.67 P
(of) 389.88 374.67 T
(f the table.) 398.84 374.67 T
(\322Julie,\323 Peter called out the ) 407.88 361.67 T
(their part-time secretary) 389.88 348.67 T
(, \322mind ) 494.73 348.67 T
-0.49 (the store. W) 389.88 335.67 P
-0.49 (e\325re going to get some ) 441.43 335.67 P
(lunch and go to the bank.\323) 389.88 322.67 T
(\322Okay) 407.88 309.67 T
(,\323 she called back ) 435.85 309.67 T
(cheerfully) 389.88 296.67 T
(. \322But remember) 433.71 296.67 T
(, I\325ve ) 506.8 296.67 T
(got an appointment at one-thirty ) 389.88 283.67 T
(today) 389.88 270.67 T
(. I\325ll be gone by one.\323) 413.58 270.67 T
(\322No problem,\323 said Peter) 407.88 257.67 T
(. ) 518.34 257.67 T
-0.56 (\322Just leave the place open if we\325re ) 389.88 244.67 P
(not back. W) 389.88 231.67 T
(e won\325) 442.4 231.67 T
(t be long.\323) 472.4 231.67 T
(\322And don\325) 407.88 218.67 T
(t for) 454.37 218.67 T
(get the phone ) 472.78 218.67 T
(guy is coming in tomorrow to \336x ) 389.88 205.67 T
(that noisy line,\323 she added. \322The ) 389.88 192.67 T
-0.78 (phone will be out for a while in the ) 389.88 179.67 P
(morning.\323) 389.88 166.67 T
(\322Great, it\325) 407.88 153.67 T
(s about time!\323 said ) 451.82 153.67 T
(Peter) 389.88 140.67 T
(.) 411.86 140.67 T
(Moments later they had left ) 407.88 127.67 T
-0.41 (the old building and were heading ) 389.88 114.67 P
-0.31 (towards downtown St. Paul. Peter ) 389.88 101.67 P
(was needling Brad about his mo-) 389.88 88.67 T
(torcycle and how impractical it ) 389.88 75.67 T
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(was--again.) 72 712.67 T
(\322Y) 90 699.67 T
(ou and that stupid crotch-) 101.71 699.67 T
(rocket. Damned thing sure is ) 72 686.67 T
(worthless; can\325) 72 673.67 T
(t even carry two ) 138.62 673.67 T
(people and a couple of bags of ) 72 660.67 T
(money!\323 he said.) 72 647.67 T
(\322Hey Pete, ease up a bit, ) 90 634.67 T
(would you,\323 said Brad. \322I used to ) 72 621.67 T
(be a lot worse. At least I gave up ) 72 608.67 T
(road racing when I got married. ) 72 595.67 T
(Look, the bike is my one indul-) 72 582.67 T
-0.08 (gence, and I couldn\325) 72 569.67 P
-0.08 (t af) 161.24 569.67 P
-0.08 (ford a Fer-) 175.3 569.67 P
(rari, Okay? Besides, I take great ) 72 556.67 T
-0.82 (pleasure in knowing that my Ninja ) 72 543.67 P
(will kick the ass of any Ferrari or ) 72 530.67 T
(Porsche or Corvette made. Y) 72 517.67 T
(ou ) 198.13 517.67 T
(know what, Pete? That bike\325) 72 504.67 T
(s the ) 197.41 504.67 T
(closest thing to an x-wing \336ghter ) 72 491.67 T
(on the planet.\323) 72 478.67 T
(\322X-wing \336ghter?\323 asked Pe-) 90 465.67 T
(ter) 72 452.67 T
(, dubiously) 83.15 452.67 T
(.) 131.27 452.67 T
(\322Y) 90 439.67 T
(ou remember the scenes in ) 101.71 439.67 T
(\324Star T) 72 426.67 T
(rek\325 and \324Star W) 102.43 426.67 T
(ars\325 when ) 175.07 426.67 T
(they make the jump to warp ) 72 413.67 T
-0.49 (speed?\323 asked Brad. Peter nodded ) 72 400.67 P
(but still looked puzzled. \322W) 72 387.67 T
(ell, ) 194.71 387.67 T
(that\325) 72 374.67 T
(s about how it feels to twist ) 91.53 374.67 T
0 (the throttle on that Ninja. Zero-to-) 72 361.67 P
(Sixty in less than three seconds, ) 72 348.67 T
(quarter) 72 335.67 T
(-mile in eleven \337at, top ) 102.89 335.67 T
-0.26 (speed one-sixty-plus! Y) 72 322.67 P
-0.26 (ou bet, Pe-) 175.34 322.67 P
(ter) 72 309.67 T
(, it\325) 83.15 309.67 T
(s the starship of the 1980\325) 97.81 309.67 T
(s! ) 211.02 309.67 T
(And I own one!\323) 72 296.67 T
(Peter smiled and shook his ) 90 283.67 T
-0.1 (head. \322Y) 72 270.67 P
-0.1 (ou\325re an incurable motor-) 109.84 270.67 P
(head!\323 he said. It didn\325) 72 257.67 T
(t matter) 172.79 257.67 T
(, ) 206.22 257.67 T
-0.38 (they had had the same or a similar ) 72 244.67 P
(conversation a hundred times be-) 72 231.67 T
(fore and, as usual, it was all just ) 72 218.67 T
(good-natured banter) 72 205.67 T
(. Each man ) 160.18 205.67 T
-0.1 (had his own turf and each respect-) 72 192.67 P
(ed the other) 72 179.67 T
(\325) 124.27 179.67 T
(s opinion, even ) 127.33 179.67 T
-0.19 (though that opinion might be radi-) 72 166.67 P
(cally dif) 72 153.67 T
(ferent from his own. No ) 108.11 153.67 T
(doubt this was one of the reasons ) 72 140.67 T
-1.02 (that their friendship had worked so ) 72 127.67 P
(well. It was a good cornerstone ) 72 114.67 T
(upon which to build a successful ) 72 101.67 T
(business.) 72 88.67 T
(Lunch was a quick soup and ) 90 75.67 T
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-0.97 (sandwich at the Center Street Deli. ) 230.94 712.67 P
-0.11 (They took the opportunity to play ) 230.94 699.67 P
(around with some more of the po-) 230.94 686.67 T
(tentially new products in the box. ) 230.94 673.67 T
(Brad was especially enamored ) 230.94 660.67 T
(with the stuf) 230.94 647.67 T
(fed animals. They ) 285.68 647.67 T
(were cute, cuddly and seemingly ) 230.94 634.67 T
(covered with real fur! Peter liked ) 230.94 621.67 T
-0.22 (the little dragon with the ivory \050?\051 ) 230.94 608.67 P
-0.18 (teeth and the incredible iridescent ) 230.94 595.67 P
-0.51 (skin. Neither man had any doubts, ) 230.94 582.67 P
(it was all \336rst-rate merchandise.) 230.94 569.67 T
(Lunch was followed by a trip ) 248.94 556.67 T
(to the First National Bank to de-) 230.94 543.67 T
(posit the \336fty or sixty checks that ) 230.94 530.67 T
(had come in that morning. By ) 230.94 517.67 T
(12:45, the two friends were on ) 230.94 504.67 T
-0.05 (their way back to work. As usual, ) 230.94 491.67 P
(the downtown traf) 230.94 478.67 T
(\336c during the ) 311.3 478.67 T
(noon hour was heavy and slow-) 230.94 465.67 T
(moving. The poor little Chevette ) 230.94 452.67 T
(was so underpowered and slug-) 230.94 439.67 T
-0.78 (gish that they were more-or) 230.94 426.67 P
-0.78 (-less at ) 349.05 426.67 P
(the mercy of the slowest vehicles ) 230.94 413.67 T
-0.25 (on the road--mostly more. Finally ) 230.94 400.67 P
(they got stuck behind a UPS van ) 230.94 387.67 T
-0.1 (that was double-parked to make a ) 230.94 374.67 P
(delivery) 230.94 361.67 T
(. Not a soul traveling in ) 266.23 361.67 T
(the middle lane had the common ) 230.94 348.67 T
-0.74 (courtesy to let them get around the ) 230.94 335.67 P
0 (van and so there they sat until the ) 230.94 322.67 P
(driver came sauntering out and ) 230.94 309.67 T
(moved it. Brad shook his \336st and ) 230.94 296.67 T
(hollered at the guy out the win-) 230.94 283.67 T
(dow) 230.94 270.67 T
(. The driver just smiled and ) 249.15 270.67 T
-0.43 (\337ipped him of) 230.94 257.67 P
-0.43 (f. Brad was furious! ) 292.15 257.67 P
-0.58 (T) 230.94 244.67 P
-0.58 (wo blocks later the Chevette was ) 236.89 244.67 P
-0.26 (stopped for a red light. Across the ) 230.94 231.67 P
-0.21 (intersection they saw the van stop ) 230.94 218.67 P
-0.71 (and the driver get out and go into a ) 230.94 205.67 P
(store. Again the van was double-) 230.94 192.67 T
(parked.) 230.94 179.67 T
(\322I\325ll \336x that son-of-a-bitch!\323 ) 248.94 166.67 T
-0.35 (said Brad. He \336shed around in the ) 230.94 153.67 P
(cardboard box. \322I\325m gonna blast ) 230.94 140.67 T
(his sorry ass!\323 He quickly found ) 230.94 127.67 T
(the new blaster) 230.94 114.67 T
(, dusted of) 297.01 114.67 T
(f a spot ) 342.89 114.67 T
(on the dashboard with his elbow ) 230.94 101.67 T
(and licked the suction cup to ) 230.94 88.67 T
(mount it. After a brief examina-) 230.94 75.67 T
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(tion, he \337ipped a switch on the ) 389.88 712.67 T
(side of the Buck Rogers-looking ) 389.88 699.67 T
(ray gun, centered the back of the ) 389.88 686.67 T
-0.1 (van in the outsized crosshairs and ) 389.88 673.67 P
(pulled the trigger) 389.88 660.67 T
(. T) 464.95 660.67 T
(o his utter ) 476.39 660.67 T
-0.91 (shock and amazement a blue beam ) 389.88 647.67 P
-0.1 (the size of a pencil shot out of the ) 389.88 634.67 P
(gun. \322Ka-wummp!\323 W) 389.88 621.67 T
(ith a loud ) 490.43 621.67 T
(report that shook the ground, the ) 389.88 608.67 T
(back of the UPS van jumped two ) 389.88 595.67 T
-0.28 (feet of) 389.88 582.67 P
-0.28 (f the street and went up in a ) 417.77 582.67 P
(searing ball of blue-white \337ame! ) 389.88 569.67 T
(The two friends looked at each ) 389.88 556.67 T
(other in horri\336ed shock.) 389.88 543.67 T
(\322Let\325) 407.88 530.67 T
(s get the hell out of ) 430.46 530.67 T
(here!\323 shouted Brad.) 389.88 517.67 T
-0.08 (Peter) 407.88 504.67 P
-0.08 (, his face white as death, ) 430.02 504.67 P
(complied by turning right and ) 389.88 491.67 T
(\337ooring the accelerator) 389.88 478.67 T
(. Merciful-) 491.18 478.67 T
(ly) 389.88 465.67 T
(, it was only a short distance, ) 397.72 465.67 T
(maybe \336ve or six blocks, back to ) 389.88 452.67 T
-0.35 (the store. Brad rocketed out of the ) 389.88 439.67 P
-0.39 (car as they arrived and opened the ) 389.88 426.67 P
(overhead door) 389.88 413.67 T
(. W) 452.43 413.67 T
(ith a quick ) 467.85 413.67 T
-0.15 (glance up and down the street, Pe-) 389.88 400.67 P
(ter pulled the car inside, barely ) 389.88 387.67 T
(missing the big Kawasaki, and ) 389.88 374.67 T
(Brad pulled the door shut. Peter) 389.88 361.67 T
(, ) 529.2 361.67 T
(still shaking, got out of the car) 389.88 348.67 T
(.) 523.25 348.67 T
(\322Brad, what the hell hap-) 407.88 335.67 T
(pened?\323 He was shouting.) 389.88 322.67 T
(\322That God-damned ray gun ) 407.88 309.67 T
(blew the shit out of a UPS van!\323 ) 389.88 296.67 T
(Brad shouted back, his voice qua-) 389.88 283.67 T
(vering with excitement. \322Jesus ) 389.88 270.67 T
-0.18 (Christ, it\325) 389.88 257.67 P
-0.18 (s a good thing the driver ) 431.22 257.67 P
(was in the store, we might have ) 389.88 244.67 T
(killed him! Where the God-) 389.88 231.67 T
(damned hell did that stuf) 389.88 218.67 T
(f come ) 498.93 218.67 T
(from, Pete?\323) 389.88 205.67 T
-0.61 (A calm and whispery voice in-) 407.88 192.67 P
(terrupted. \322Y) 389.88 179.67 T
(ou are in some way ) 446.75 179.67 T
(dissatis\336ed with the new prod-) 389.88 166.67 T
(ucts?\323) 389.88 153.67 T
(Both men nearly jumped a ) 407.88 140.67 T
(foot of) 389.88 127.67 T
(f the \337oor at the sound. ) 419.28 127.67 T
(They turned to see a short man in ) 389.88 114.67 T
(what looked like a strangely- ) 389.88 101.67 T
(styled, two-sizes-too-big, cream-) 389.88 88.67 T
(colored leisure suit. It had no la-) 389.88 75.67 T
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(pels and was secured in front by ) 72 712.67 T
(two huge, sparkling crystal but-) 72 699.67 T
(tons. He was also wearing a ) 72 686.67 T
-0.98 (matching, outsized fedora hat with ) 72 673.67 P
(a \337oppy brim. A pair of gaudy ) 72 660.67 T
(Elton-John sunglasses added the ) 72 647.67 T
(\336nishing touch to his outlandish ) 72 634.67 T
-0.56 (costume. In the darkness of the ga-) 72 621.67 P
-0.22 (rage area they could not make out ) 72 608.67 P
(any details of his face.) 72 595.67 T
(\322Who the hell are you and ) 90 582.67 T
(how did you get in here?\323 Brad ) 72 569.67 T
(nearly shouted.) 72 556.67 T
(\322Y) 90 543.67 T
(our attractive secretary let ) 101.71 543.67 T
(me in before she left,\323 the man ) 72 530.67 T
(lisped. \322And, as you may have al-) 72 517.67 T
-0.66 (ready guessed, I represent the \336rm ) 72 504.67 P
-0.67 (that is of) 72 491.67 P
-0.67 (fering to sell you all those ) 108.92 491.67 P
(\336ne new products.\323) 72 478.67 T
-0.41 (There was something de\336nite-) 90 465.67 P
-0.58 (ly odd about him. Brad also had to ) 72 452.67 P
(seriously question the guy\325) 72 439.67 T
(s taste ) 190.1 439.67 T
(in women; Julie was heavy set, ) 72 426.67 T
-0.92 (had bad acne and was anything but ) 72 413.67 P
(attractive.) 72 400.67 T
(\322Man, you can\325) 90 387.67 T
(t sell a func-) 158.45 387.67 T
-0.41 (tional ray-gun to people by mail!\323 ) 72 374.67 P
(said Peter) 72 361.67 T
(. \322W) 114.42 361.67 T
(e\325re God-damned ) 134.28 361.67 T
(lucky we didn\325) 72 348.67 T
(t kill somebody!\323) 137.71 348.67 T
(\322Perhaps we misinterpreted ) 90 335.67 T
(the purpose of the weapon. From ) 72 322.67 T
-0.51 (your brochure it was apparent that ) 72 309.67 P
(it would be used to rid the streets ) 72 296.67 T
-0.58 (of idiots. As you can see, it will be ) 72 283.67 P
(very ef) 72 270.67 T
(fective for this purpose.) 102.61 270.67 T
(\322Y) 90 257.67 T
(ou\325re God-damned right it ) 101.71 257.67 T
(will be ef) 72 244.67 T
(fective for that purpose! ) 113.3 244.67 T
(W) 72 231.67 T
(e damned near killed a UPS ) 81.49 231.67 T
(driver! Okay) 72 218.67 T
(, the guy was an ass-) 127.72 218.67 T
-0.01 (hole,\323 he admitted. \322But that\325) 72 205.67 P
-0.01 (s no ) 201.37 205.67 P
(reason to kill him. Who are you ) 72 192.67 T
(anyway?\323) 72 179.67 T
-0.36 (Both men felt their knees turn ) 90 166.67 P
(to water as the short man stepped ) 72 153.67 T
(out of the shadows and removed ) 72 140.67 T
-0.96 (his hat. He was obviously not from ) 72 127.67 P
-0.15 (the earth, meaning that he was hu-) 72 114.67 P
(manoid but certainly not human. ) 72 101.67 T
(W) 72 88.67 T
(ithout his hat, he was even ) 81.93 88.67 T
(shorter than they had thought at ) 72 75.67 T
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(\336rst and he was very thin which ) 230.94 712.67 T
(made the oversized zoot-leisure ) 230.94 699.67 T
(suit look even more outlandish. ) 230.94 686.67 T
-0.2 (His head was hairless and sported ) 230.94 673.67 P
(a pair of delicate and very ornate ) 230.94 660.67 T
(ears which stuck out sharply) 230.94 647.67 T
(. His ) 355.33 647.67 T
-0.19 (skin was light-blue, almost white, ) 230.94 634.67 P
(and looked smooth to the touch, ) 230.94 621.67 T
-0.79 (like doeskin, and his lips were thin ) 230.94 608.67 P
-0.06 (around a small mouth. Y) 230.94 595.67 P
-0.06 (et, for all ) 338.53 595.67 P
(of his dif) 230.94 582.67 T
(ferentness, there was no ) 270.42 582.67 T
(air of menace about him. At that ) 230.94 569.67 T
(moment, the mouth was apparent-) 230.94 556.67 T
(ly in the alien version of a smile.) 230.94 543.67 T
(\322I am called Roton and I rep-) 248.94 530.67 T
-0.92 (resent the Coalition of W) 230.94 517.67 P
-0.92 (orlds,\323 he ) 337.44 517.67 P
-0.74 (lisped. \322W) 230.94 504.67 P
-0.74 (e are certain that we can ) 276.31 504.67 P
(provide you with products superi-) 230.94 491.67 T
(or to those you now sell and at a ) 230.94 478.67 T
(lower price.\323 He removed his ) 230.94 465.67 T
-1 (Elton-John sunglasses, revealing a ) 230.94 452.67 P
(pair of liquid, aquamarine eyes. ) 230.94 439.67 T
-0.67 (\322Who is your current supplier any-) 230.94 426.67 P
(way? Is it Deneb? Sirius?\323) 230.94 413.67 T
(\322W) 248.94 400.67 T
(-we get our stuf) 263.59 400.67 T
(f from ) 332.65 400.67 T
(many dif) 230.94 387.67 T
(ferent outlets,\323 Brad ) 270.11 387.67 T
-0.51 (managed to stammer as he backed ) 230.94 374.67 P
(towards the door) 230.94 361.67 T
(. Peter stood his ) 304.18 361.67 T
(ground.) 230.94 348.67 T
(\322Hang on, Brad,\323 he whis-) 248.94 335.67 T
(pered, grabbing Brad\325) 230.94 322.67 T
(s arm to ) 327.05 322.67 T
(slow down his retreat. \322This is ) 230.94 309.67 T
(starting to make sense.\323) 230.94 296.67 T
(\322It doesn\325) 248.94 283.67 T
(t matter) 292.37 283.67 T
(,\323 said Ro-) 325.8 283.67 T
(ton. \322W) 230.94 270.67 T
(e can still do better) 264.85 270.67 T
(. The ) 347.85 270.67 T
(Coalition represents over a hun-) 230.94 257.67 T
-0.43 (dred civilized worlds!\323 He looked ) 230.94 244.67 P
(at the two friends, seeming to \336-) 230.94 231.67 T
(nally notice their near) 230.94 218.67 T
(- \337ight atti-) 326.83 218.67 T
-0.52 (tude. \322What is wrong? I mean you ) 230.94 205.67 P
(no harm. Y) 230.94 192.67 T
(ou look as though ) 279.58 192.67 T
-0.92 (you\325d never seen a Coalition agent ) 230.94 179.67 P
(before.\323) 230.94 166.67 T
(\322T) 248.94 153.67 T
(o be truthful...,\323 Brad be-) 259.76 153.67 T
(gan. Peter interrupted.) 230.94 140.67 T
(\322It\325) 248.94 127.67 T
(s been a while,\323 he said. ) 263.59 127.67 T
(\322Why have you contacted us any-) 230.94 114.67 T
(way?\323) 230.94 101.67 T
-0.04 (\322W) 248.94 88.67 P
-0.04 (e wish to open new mar-) 263.31 88.67 P
-0.31 (kets for trade in your solar system ) 230.94 75.67 P
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(purpose. As you can see, we can ) 389.88 699.67 T
(already provide certain items that ) 389.88 686.67 T
-0.66 (you can use by modifying some of ) 389.88 673.67 P
(our staple goods and certainly ) 389.88 660.67 T
(there are many products of your ) 389.88 647.67 T
-0.61 (world that we can use also. W) 389.88 634.67 P
-0.61 (e are ) 517.44 634.67 P
(very interested in doing business ) 389.88 621.67 T
(with you but we have to be very ) 389.88 608.67 T
-0.81 (careful not to alert the competition ) 389.88 595.67 P
(that we are here. In fact, we have ) 389.88 582.67 T
(purposely not used some of our ) 389.88 569.67 T
(most sophisticated probing devic-) 389.88 556.67 T
(es for fear of detection. Instead, ) 389.88 543.67 T
(we have been monitoring what ) 389.88 530.67 T
(you call \324radio\325 and \324television\325 ) 389.88 517.67 T
(broadcasts for some two weeks ) 389.88 504.67 T
-0.38 (now and with the aid of a learning ) 389.88 491.67 P
-0.3 (booster we have absorbed enough ) 389.88 478.67 P
(about your culture to communi-) 389.88 465.67 T
-0.11 (cate. W) 389.88 452.67 P
-0.11 (e found your \336rm in some-) 422.45 452.67 P
(thing called the \324yellow pages\325. ) 389.88 439.67 T
(Y) 389.88 426.67 T
(ou know) 396.72 426.67 T
(, \324let your digits do the ) 434.15 426.67 T
(walking\325! The \050untranslated ex-) 389.88 413.67 T
(pletive\051 Denebians would never ) 389.88 400.67 T
(have looked there!\323) 389.88 387.67 T
(\322Good, good, I\325m glad you ) 407.88 374.67 T
(found us! Umm...W) 389.88 361.67 T
(ould you ex-) 477.19 361.67 T
-0.61 (cuse us for a moment?\323 said Peter) 389.88 348.67 P
-0.61 (. ) 535.12 348.67 P
(\322My partner and I have to talk a ) 389.88 335.67 T
-0.85 (little business. Have a seat. Y) 389.88 322.67 P
-0.85 (ou do ) 514.23 322.67 P
(sit, don\325) 389.88 309.67 T
(t you?\323) 425.7 309.67 T
(Roton nodded. \322Of course, ) 407.88 296.67 T
(my physiology is very similar to ) 389.88 283.67 T
(your own.\323) 389.88 270.67 T
(\322Good,\323 Peter continued, ) 407.88 257.67 T
(scanning the room for something ) 389.88 244.67 T
-0.15 (to occupy the little alien for a few ) 389.88 231.67 P
(minutes. \322How about some cof-) 389.88 218.67 T
(fee?\323) 389.88 205.67 T
(\322If you mean the beverage ) 407.88 192.67 T
(made by straining hot water ) 389.88 179.67 T
-1.07 (through partially burned vegetable ) 389.88 166.67 P
(matter; no thank you,\323 he said, ) 389.88 153.67 T
(making a face. \322Do you have any ) 389.88 140.67 T
(Coca-cola?\323 Peter nodded cau-) 389.88 127.67 T
(tiously) 389.88 114.67 T
(, Roton continued. \322Excel-) 419.09 114.67 T
(lent! That is a product we simply ) 389.88 101.67 T
(must have! The aroma, the bou-) 389.88 88.67 T
(quet! I know of ten worlds where ) 389.88 75.67 T
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(we can sell all that we can get!\323) 72 712.67 T
(Peter got him a Coke out of ) 90 699.67 T
(the small fridge in back and got ) 72 686.67 T
(him settled down in a chair) 72 673.67 T
(. The ) 190.71 673.67 T
-0.19 (two friends went into the of) 72 660.67 P
-0.19 (\336ce to ) 192.59 660.67 P
(talk.) 72 647.67 T
(\322Give me the phone!\323 said ) 90 634.67 T
-0.61 (Brad, in near panic. \322W) 72 621.67 P
-0.61 (e gotta call ) 173 621.67 P
(the cops, the Air Force or some-) 72 608.67 T
(body) 72 595.67 T
(. That\325) 93.26 595.67 T
(s a God-damned alien ) 121.94 595.67 T
(out there for Crissake!\323) 72 582.67 T
(\322Hang on a second,\323 said Pe-) 90 569.67 T
(ter) 72 556.67 T
(, grabbing his shoulders and ) 83.15 556.67 T
(gently pushing him into the desk ) 72 543.67 T
-0.73 (chair) 72 530.67 P
-0.73 (. \322This is dif) 93.36 530.67 P
-0.73 (ferent! This alien ) 145.9 530.67 P
(wants to do business with us. I ) 72 517.67 T
-0.1 (don\325) 72 504.67 P
-0.1 (t know) 91.94 504.67 P
-0.1 (, there must have been ) 121.33 504.67 P
-0.49 (some kind of mistake somewhere, ) 72 491.67 P
(but it really doesn\325) 72 478.67 T
(t matter) 154.5 478.67 T
(. What ) 187.76 478.67 T
-0.92 (does matter is that they\325ve come to ) 72 465.67 P
(us, you and me--\336rst! Do you ) 72 452.67 T
-0.01 (know what that means, Brad? W) 72 439.67 P
-0.01 (e ) 214.49 439.67 P
(will be the \336rst humans to have ) 72 426.67 T
(dealings with another civiliza-) 72 413.67 T
(tion!\323) 72 400.67 T
-1.06 (Brad cocked his head. \322Y) 90 387.67 P
-1.06 (ou\325re ) 197.24 387.67 P
(right,\323 he said, starting to calm ) 72 374.67 T
(down a little. \322This is our chance ) 72 361.67 T
(to be famous.\323) 72 348.67 T
(\322There\325ll be fame and notori-) 90 335.67 T
-0.29 (ety) 72 322.67 P
-0.29 (, sure, but that\325) 84.71 322.67 P
-0.29 (s only the begin-) 149.45 322.67 P
(ning. Think of it, Brad! It means ) 72 309.67 T
-0.71 (new products from over a hundred ) 72 296.67 P
-0.97 (dif) 72 283.67 P
-0.97 (ferent worlds and we, you and I, ) 84.01 283.67 P
-0.69 (have sole rights to sell them in this ) 72 270.67 P
(solar system! Brad, Brad!\323 Peter ) 72 257.67 T
(shook him. \322W) 72 244.67 T
(e\325re talking heavy-) 137.95 244.67 T
(duty) 72 231.67 T
(, major) 90.82 231.67 T
(-league wealth here! ) 121.72 231.67 T
(Can you imagine how many peo-) 72 218.67 T
(ple would stand in line to buy ) 72 205.67 T
(something from the stars? And ) 72 192.67 T
(what about all of the stuf) 72 179.67 T
(f made ) 181.35 179.67 T
(right here on good old earth. Y) 72 166.67 T
(ou ) 206.68 166.67 T
-0.36 (heard him, they want to buy Coca-) 72 153.67 P
(cola for Crissake! Coca-fucking-) 72 140.67 T
(cola! If we play our cards right, ) 72 127.67 T
(they\325ll buy it from us! W) 72 114.67 T
(e\325ll be ) 181.28 114.67 T
(two of the wealthiest people on ) 72 101.67 T
(earth. W) 72 88.67 T
(e\325ll need dump trucks to ) 108.95 88.67 T
-0.04 (haul all of the money to the bank. ) 72 75.67 P
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(ou can buy that Ferrari...Hell, ) 237.78 712.67 T
(you can probably buy Italy!\323 He ) 230.94 699.67 T
-0.48 (paused to let the impact sink in be-) 230.94 686.67 P
(fore continuing. \322Unless, of ) 230.94 673.67 T
(course you\325d rather call the cops ) 230.94 660.67 T
(or something.\323) 230.94 647.67 T
-0.31 (Brad swallowed and sat back, ) 248.94 634.67 P
(his face contorted from the ef) 230.94 621.67 T
(fort ) 360.4 621.67 T
(of the mental battle that was rag-) 230.94 608.67 T
(ing inside his head. T) 230.94 595.67 T
(o his credit, ) 324.47 595.67 T
(he thought for only a moment. ) 230.94 582.67 T
-0.56 (\322Y) 230.94 569.67 P
-0.56 (ou know) 242.65 569.67 P
-0.56 (, you\325re right,\323 he said, ) 279.52 569.67 P
(as it dawned on him. \322W) 230.94 556.67 T
(e certain-) 339.3 556.67 T
-0.21 (ly could take advantage of this sit-) 230.94 543.67 P
(uation.\323) 230.94 530.67 T
(Brad had always demonstrat-) 248.94 517.67 T
-0.36 (ed a gift for understatement. They ) 230.94 504.67 P
(gathered what self-composure ) 230.94 491.67 T
-0.13 (they could and went back into the ) 230.94 478.67 P
(mail-room area to confront the ) 230.94 465.67 T
(alien. Roton had just \336nished his ) 230.94 452.67 T
(can of Coke and was sitting with ) 230.94 439.67 T
-0.81 (his head thrown back, eyes closed, ) 230.94 426.67 P
-0.06 (apparently still savoring the after-) 230.94 413.67 P
(taste.) 230.94 400.67 T
-1.04 (\322Mr) 248.94 387.67 P
-1.04 (. Roton,\323 said Peter) 266.64 387.67 P
-1.04 (. \322How ) 348.66 387.67 P
(do we go about setting up to do ) 230.94 374.67 T
(business with you?\323 The alien ) 230.94 361.67 T
(blinked and brought his head ) 230.94 348.67 T
(down to face them.) 230.94 335.67 T
-0.07 (\322T) 248.94 322.67 P
-0.07 (ruly an excellent bever-) 260.15 322.67 P
(age!\323 he proclaimed. He looked ) 230.94 309.67 T
(into the empty can forlornly be-) 230.94 296.67 T
-0.73 (fore setting it back on the table. \322It ) 230.94 283.67 P
(is really very simple,\323 he lisped. ) 230.94 270.67 T
(\322W) 230.94 257.67 T
(e will draw up a standard con-) 245.31 257.67 T
(tract with you as our sole agents ) 230.94 244.67 T
(for T) 230.94 231.67 T
(-shirts, dashboard blasters ) 252.2 231.67 T
(and stuf) 230.94 218.67 T
(fed animals along with ) 265.83 218.67 T
0 (some choice products for us from ) 230.94 205.67 P
(your planet. But that is only the ) 230.94 192.67 T
(beginning, from there we can go ) 230.94 179.67 T
(on to some serious business. Y) 230.94 166.67 T
(ou ) 365.34 166.67 T
-0.66 (might say that the stars are the lim-) 230.94 153.67 P
(it!\323 he chuckled, a sort of bubbly ) 230.94 140.67 T
(hiss.) 230.94 127.67 T
-0.46 (\322How long until you can have ) 248.94 114.67 P
(a contract ready) 230.94 101.67 T
(, Mr) 300.39 101.67 T
(. Roton?\323 ) 318.7 101.67 T
(asked Brad.) 230.94 88.67 T
(\322Just \324Roton\325 will do,\323 he re-) 248.94 75.67 T
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-0.01 (hours. W) 389.88 699.67 P
-0.01 (e could do it more quick-) 429.27 699.67 P
(ly but there are always some spe-) 389.88 686.67 T
-0.48 (cial details for each world we deal ) 389.88 673.67 P
(with.\323) 389.88 660.67 T
-0.31 (\322W) 407.88 647.67 P
-0.31 (e\325ve been talking this over ) 422.26 647.67 P
(and we\325re very interested,\323 said ) 389.88 634.67 T
(Peter) 389.88 621.67 T
(. \322But, I think we may need ) 411.86 621.67 T
-0.12 (some time to settle a few things. I ) 389.88 608.67 P
-0.31 (think we could be ready by tomor-) 389.88 595.67 P
(row morning. W) 389.88 582.67 T
(ould that be al-) 461.93 582.67 T
(right?\323) 389.88 569.67 T
-0.22 (\322Not at all irregular) 407.88 556.67 P
-0.22 (. It will be ) 492.96 556.67 P
-0.36 (\336ne. I shall return tomorrow to an-) 389.88 543.67 P
-0.56 (swer any questions you may have. ) 389.88 530.67 P
(W) 389.88 517.67 T
(e can have a contract ready at, ) 399.38 517.67 T
-0.6 (say) 389.88 504.67 P
-0.6 (, nine o\325clock for you. It can be ) 403.82 504.67 P
(signed at that time.\323) 389.88 491.67 T
(\322Good, Good!\323 said Peter) 407.88 478.67 T
(. ) 520.78 478.67 T
(\322Until tomorrow) 389.88 465.67 T
(, then?\323) 462.71 465.67 T
(\322Actually) 407.88 452.67 T
(, there is one more ) 449.89 452.67 T
(thing,\323 said Roton. \322The landing ) 389.88 439.67 T
-0.48 (craft that brought me here will not ) 389.88 426.67 P
(return until tomorrow) 389.88 413.67 T
(. As I said, ) 484.38 413.67 T
-0.22 (we do not wish to alarm the Dene-) 389.88 400.67 P
(bian or Siriusian competition so ) 389.88 387.67 T
-0.79 (we have operated only clandestine ) 389.88 374.67 P
(\337ights.\323) 389.88 361.67 T
(\322Probably not a bad idea,\323 ) 407.88 348.67 T
(said Peter) 389.88 335.67 T
(. Good, he thought, no ) 432.3 335.67 T
(one else has seen him. He was ) 389.88 322.67 T
(even more positive that he and ) 389.88 309.67 T
(Brad had made a good decision.) 389.88 296.67 T
(\322Indeed,\323 said Roton. \322The ) 407.88 283.67 T
(question is: Could you direct me ) 389.88 270.67 T
(to an establishment that will ac-) 389.88 257.67 T
(cept a Coalition credit cube? I ) 389.88 244.67 T
(need a place to spend the night.\323) 389.88 231.67 T
(\322Um...There aren\325) 407.88 218.67 T
(t any near ) 488.22 218.67 T
(by) 389.88 205.67 T
(,\323 Peter managed to stammer) 400.16 205.67 T
(. ) 526.78 205.67 T
(Shit, he thought, we can\325) 389.88 192.67 T
(t have ) 499.54 192.67 T
(this alien roaming the streets! ) 389.88 179.67 T
(Could ruin everything! Thinking ) 389.88 166.67 T
(quickly) 389.88 153.67 T
(, he came up with a solu-) 422.13 153.67 T
(tion. \322Why don\325) 389.88 140.67 T
(t you spend the ) 461.39 140.67 T
(night with one of us,\323 he said, ) 389.88 127.67 T
-0.43 (managing to stay outwardly calm; ) 389.88 114.67 P
(meanwhile his mind was racing. ) 389.88 101.67 T
(He himself lived in a lar) 389.88 88.67 T
(ge apart-) 496.18 88.67 T
-0.51 (ment complex, no good, too many ) 389.88 75.67 P
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(with attached garage--perfect! ) 72 699.67 T
(They could probably get Roton ) 72 686.67 T
-0.55 (into the house without anyone see-) 72 673.67 P
(ing them. \322Brad would delighted ) 72 660.67 T
(to have you stay with him.\323) 72 647.67 T
(\322Huh?\323 said Brad.) 90 634.67 T
(\322W) 90 621.67 T
(onderful!\323 Roton was al-) 104.37 621.67 T
(most gleeful. \322I should tell you ) 72 608.67 T
-0.35 (that I am an amateur sociologist. I ) 72 595.67 P
-0.21 (would like to study a human fami-) 72 582.67 P
(ly unit to gain some insight as to ) 72 569.67 T
(how they work. Y) 72 556.67 T
(ou know) 150.23 556.67 T
(, rela-) 187.66 556.67 T
-0.36 (tionships and such. This would be ) 72 543.67 P
(an excellent opportunity!\323) 72 530.67 T
(\322W) 90 517.67 T
(ell...okay) 104.37 517.67 T
(,\323 said Brad hesi-) 144.24 517.67 T
(tantly) 72 504.67 T
(, de\336nitely not convinced ) 96.31 504.67 T
-0.88 (that it was going to work. \322As long ) 72 491.67 P
(as we\325re going to do business to-) 72 478.67 T
(gether) 72 465.67 T
(, we might as well get used ) 99.01 465.67 T
-0.48 (to it. Y) 72 452.67 P
-0.48 (eah, what the hell! Come to ) 100.78 452.67 P
(my place tonight. I\325ll talk to my ) 72 439.67 T
(wife right now) 72 426.67 T
(. It should be no ) 135.97 426.67 T
-0.25 (problem.\323 He almost choked over ) 72 413.67 P
(the words \322no problem\323.) 72 400.67 T
(Roton got a small transmitter ) 90 387.67 T
-0.31 (out of his breast pocket and spoke ) 72 374.67 P
(some unintelligible syllables into ) 72 361.67 T
-0.48 (it. After a couple of exchanges, he ) 72 348.67 P
(announced. \322The arrangements ) 72 335.67 T
-0.56 (have been made. V) 72 322.67 P
-0.56 (altex will come ) 153.3 322.67 P
(down tomorrow with a contract. ) 72 309.67 T
(And I am free for the evening!\323) 72 296.67 T
-0.25 (They got Roton another Coke ) 90 283.67 P
(and the two friends went back to ) 72 270.67 T
-0.76 (the of) 72 257.67 P
-0.76 (\336ce to call Brad\325) 96.37 257.67 P
-0.76 (s wife. They ) 167.02 257.67 P
-0.87 (looked at each other for a moment, ) 72 244.67 P
(neither wishing to break the spell ) 72 231.67 T
(for fear the dream would end. Fi-) 72 218.67 T
(nally) 72 205.67 T
(, Brad broke the silence.) 93.26 205.67 T
-0.43 (\322Pinch me, Pete! This has got-) 90 192.67 P
(ta be a dream!\323) 72 179.67 T
(\322If it is, I hope I never wake ) 90 166.67 T
(up!\323 said Peter) 72 153.67 T
(. \322Brad, we\325re gon-) 136.69 153.67 T
(na be rich!\323) 72 140.67 T
(\322Y) 90 127.67 T
(eah, and I invited an alien ) 101.71 127.67 T
(over to my house. \324Gee Honey) 72 114.67 T
(, ) 206.14 114.67 T
(guess who\325) 72 101.67 T
(s coming to dinner!\325\323 ) 121.13 101.67 T
-0.83 (They both cackled excitedly) 72 88.67 P
-0.83 (. They ) 192.96 88.67 P
(didn\325) 72 75.67 T
(t accomplish much for the ) 94.99 75.67 T
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-0.36 (. In fact, most of the ) 291.69 712.67 P
(day\325) 230.94 699.67 T
(s orders remained un\336lled.) 249.86 699.67 T
(Nancy W) 248.94 673.67 T
(eller was a reason-) 289.86 673.67 T
(able woman. During the time she ) 230.94 660.67 T
(had known Brad, she hadn\325) 230.94 647.67 T
(t ) 351.26 647.67 T
(pushed him at all. In the begin-) 230.94 634.67 T
-0.2 (ning, she had waited and worried, ) 230.94 621.67 P
(silently) 230.94 608.67 T
(, until he decided, on his ) 262.58 608.67 T
-0.56 (own, to give up the extremely dan-) 230.94 595.67 P
(gerous sport of motorcycle road-) 230.94 582.67 T
-0.35 (racing. The worry had been worth ) 230.94 569.67 P
(it. Since it was he who had made ) 230.94 556.67 T
-0.46 (the decision, he had no trouble liv-) 230.94 543.67 P
(ing with it. Later) 230.94 530.67 T
(, when her hus-) 304.35 530.67 T
-0.65 (band had informed her that he was ) 230.94 517.67 P
0 (going to quit a secure, fairly-well-) 230.94 504.67 P
-0.48 (paying job to start up a science \336c-) 230.94 491.67 P
(tion business with Peter she had ) 230.94 478.67 T
(been worried but, again, hadn\325) 230.94 465.67 T
(t ) 364.99 465.67 T
-0.25 (voiced any objection. A year later ) 230.94 452.67 P
-0.92 (it looked like Brad may have made ) 230.94 439.67 P
-0.74 (a good career move. However) 230.94 426.67 P
-0.74 (, she ) 359.64 426.67 P
(had balked a bit when he an-) 230.94 413.67 T
(nounced that he was bringing an ) 230.94 400.67 T
(alien home for dinner) 230.94 387.67 T
(.) 325.23 387.67 T
-0.12 (\322Y) 248.94 374.67 P
-0.12 (ou mean a migrant worker) 260.65 374.67 P
-0.12 (, ) 375.68 374.67 P
(Dear?\323) 230.94 361.67 T
(\322No, I mean an honest-to-) 248.94 348.67 T
(God, not-from-this-planet space ) 230.94 335.67 T
(alien.\323) 230.94 322.67 T
-0.56 (\322What the hell are you talking ) 248.94 309.67 P
(about, Brad?\323 she asked sternly) 230.94 296.67 T
(, ) 369.05 296.67 T
(her voice tinged with worry and ) 230.94 283.67 T
(more than just a trace of anger) 230.94 270.67 T
(. ) 363.96 270.67 T
-0.9 (\322Y) 230.94 257.67 P
-0.9 (ou guys didn\325) 242.65 257.67 P
-0.9 (t have another one ) 301.07 257.67 P
-0.44 (of your famous four) 230.94 244.67 P
-0.44 (-beer lunches, ) 317.57 244.67 P
(did you?\323) 230.94 231.67 T
(\322Not this time, Honey) 248.94 218.67 T
(. I\325m ) 345.27 218.67 T
(dead serious. Believe me, this is ) 230.94 205.67 T
-0.77 (the opportunity of a lifetime! Hell, ) 230.94 192.67 P
(\336ve lifetimes!\323) 230.94 179.67 T
(She decided to humor him, it ) 248.94 166.67 T
(had always worked in the past.) 230.94 153.67 T
(\322Great, what do I \336x for sup-) 248.94 140.67 T
(per?\323) 230.94 127.67 T
(\322He says that his physiology ) 248.94 114.67 T
-0.05 (is almost like ours. What the hell, ) 230.94 101.67 P
-0.25 (make your lasagne. Better make a ) 230.94 88.67 P
(lot, because he\325) 230.94 75.67 T
(s going to ride ) 298.98 75.67 T
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(--I can\325) 461.68 712.67 T
(t bring ) 494.11 712.67 T
(him, I\325m on the bike--and Betsy ) 389.88 699.67 T
(will probably stop over after ) 389.88 686.67 T
-0.26 (work.\323 There was a silence on the ) 389.88 673.67 P
-0.46 (line. He added. \322I love you, sweet-) 389.88 660.67 P
(heart. Thanks a lot.\323) 389.88 647.67 T
(They say behind every suc-) 407.88 634.67 T
-0.87 (cessful man stands a good woman. ) 389.88 621.67 P
(By any measure, Nancy W) 389.88 608.67 T
(eller ) 507.08 608.67 T
(was truly a magni\336cent woman. ) 389.88 595.67 T
(W) 389.88 582.67 T
(ith her behind him, Brad was ) 399.82 582.67 T
(practically guaranteed success!) 389.88 569.67 T
(Dinner went splendidly) 407.88 543.67 T
(. Ro-) 510.31 543.67 T
(ton had two generous helpings of ) 389.88 530.67 T
(Nancy\325) 389.88 517.67 T
(s excellent lasagne and ) 421.61 517.67 T
(washed it down with a two-liter ) 389.88 504.67 T
-0.22 (bottle of Pepsi. No doubt about it, ) 389.88 491.67 P
(there was trouble brewing. Roton ) 389.88 478.67 T
-0.46 (liked Pepsi even better than Coke. ) 389.88 465.67 P
(Brad caught himself thinking of ) 389.88 452.67 T
(what a great TV campaign it ) 389.88 439.67 T
(would make, sort of an ultimate ) 389.88 426.67 T
(Pepsi Challenge. Move over Bill ) 389.88 413.67 T
-0.95 (Cosby) 389.88 400.67 P
-0.95 (, make room for Roton! And ) 417.25 400.67 P
(he might have been in a gourmet ) 389.88 387.67 T
(restaurant the way he reacted to ) 389.88 374.67 T
(the meal. Even before dinner had ) 389.88 361.67 T
-0.37 (ended, he had charmed both wom-) 389.88 348.67 P
(en completely) 389.88 335.67 T
(. The rest of the ) 451.11 335.67 T
(evening went just as well with ) 389.88 322.67 T
(Brad, Peter and Roton talking ) 389.88 309.67 T
(about potential products and ) 389.88 296.67 T
-0.31 (swapping stories about life within ) 389.88 283.67 P
(their dif) 389.88 270.67 T
(ferent societies.) 424.78 270.67 T
(They had a few after dinner ) 407.88 257.67 T
(drinks. T) 389.88 244.67 T
(o further their amuse-) 428.79 244.67 T
(ment, they discovered that some-) 389.88 231.67 T
(thing in the Pepsi, the carbon-) 389.88 218.67 T
(dioxide maybe, af) 389.88 205.67 T
(fected Roton ) 468.71 205.67 T
-0.57 (much the same as alcohol ef) 389.88 192.67 P
-0.57 (fected ) 510.99 192.67 P
-0.67 (the humans. The slightly tipsy and ) 389.88 179.67 P
(very personable alien was great ) 389.88 166.67 T
-0.38 (entertainment. Finally ten o\325clock ) 389.88 153.67 P
-0.67 (came around and Peter announced ) 389.88 140.67 P
-0.71 (that it was time for he and Betsy to ) 389.88 127.67 P
-0.26 (be going home. Roton agreed that ) 389.88 114.67 P
(it was time to quit also. Members ) 389.88 101.67 T
-0.5 (of his species didn\325) 389.88 88.67 P
-0.5 (t sleep as such, ) 473.33 88.67 P
(but they did have a similar state, ) 389.88 75.67 T
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-0.13 (and he was feeling like he needed ) 72 712.67 P
(to partake of it right then. By that ) 72 699.67 T
(time, Nancy and Brad had no res-) 72 686.67 T
(ervations about having their new ) 72 673.67 T
(friend and business associate ) 72 660.67 T
(spend the night.) 72 647.67 T
(Brad didn\325) 90 634.67 T
(t sleep much that ) 137.1 634.67 T
-0.7 (night but when he did, he dreamed ) 72 621.67 P
(of two-wheeled starships and ) 72 608.67 T
(short, dapper aliens who looked ) 72 595.67 T
(like T) 72 582.67 T
(ruman Capote.) 97.55 582.67 T
(Morning found them all in ) 90 556.67 T
(good spirits with, fortunately) 72 543.67 T
(, no ) 198.85 543.67 T
(ill ef) 72 530.67 T
(fects from the previous ) 92.25 530.67 T
(night\325) 72 517.67 T
(s activities. All, including ) 97.64 517.67 T
0 (Roton, had overslept a bit so they ) 72 504.67 P
(were running a bit late. They ) 72 491.67 T
(served up a normal, midwestern ) 72 478.67 T
(breakfast just like any other day) 72 465.67 T
(. ) 211.94 465.67 T
(Roton took a particular liking to ) 72 452.67 T
(Wheat Chex. Brad mentally ) 72 439.67 T
(marked of) 72 426.67 T
(f another product that ) 116.65 426.67 T
-0.27 (could make millions for Of) 72 413.67 P
-0.27 (fworld ) 190.35 413.67 P
(Specialties. W) 72 400.67 T
(ith breakfast \336n-) 135.03 400.67 T
(ished, there was cof) 72 387.67 T
(fee for Brad ) 159.06 387.67 T
-0.66 (and Pepsi for Roton. Brad decided ) 72 374.67 P
(to double-check the morning\325) 72 361.67 T
(s ) 201.68 361.67 T
(agenda.) 72 348.67 T
(\322When do we sign the con-) 90 335.67 T
(tract this morning, Roton?\323 he ) 72 322.67 T
(asked.) 72 309.67 T
(\322Unless I am mistaken, I be-) 90 296.67 T
-0.12 (lieve it is at nine.\323 He consulted a ) 72 283.67 P
(cube from his pocket. \322Y) 72 270.67 T
(es, my ) 181.65 270.67 T
-0.39 (colleague V) 72 257.67 P
-0.39 (altex will come to Of) 123.17 257.67 P
-0.39 (f-) 214.79 257.67 P
(world Specialties at nine with the ) 72 244.67 T
(contract. I am very excited. I ha-) 72 231.67 T
(ven\325) 72 218.67 T
(t told you this yet but this is ) 91.32 218.67 T
(my \336rst assignment for the Coali-) 72 205.67 T
(tion.\323) 72 192.67 T
(\322Y) 90 179.67 T
(our \336rst?\323) 101.71 179.67 T
(\322Y) 90 166.67 T
(es, but I think it is going ) 101.71 166.67 T
(rather well, don\325) 72 153.67 T
(t you?\323) 144.72 153.67 T
(\322Ah...sure, but there is one ) 90 140.67 T
-0.21 (thing that puzzles me,\323 said Brad. ) 72 127.67 P
(\322Why did you guys pick us to do ) 72 114.67 T
(business with?\323) 72 101.67 T
-0.55 (\322Y) 90 88.67 P
-0.55 (our) 101.71 88.67 P
-0.55 (\325) 116.76 88.67 P
-0.55 (s was the only \336rm that ) 119.82 88.67 P
-0.1 (we could \336nd which had some ex-) 72 75.67 P
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-0.5 (perience working with extraterres-) 230.94 712.67 P
(trial civilizations,\323 said Roton.) 230.94 699.67 T
(Roton had admitted that this ) 248.94 686.67 T
(was his \336rst assignment; Brad \336g-) 230.94 673.67 T
(ured he that owed a confession ) 230.94 660.67 T
(also.) 230.94 647.67 T
(\322But, Roton, we don\325) 248.94 634.67 T
(t have ) 343.04 634.67 T
(any experience working with ) 230.94 621.67 T
(aliens.\323 said Brad.) 230.94 608.67 T
-0.66 (\322How can that be? On the tele-) 248.94 595.67 P
(phone, yesterday) 230.94 582.67 T
(, I asked your ) 304.67 582.67 T
(partner if you were the \336rm that ) 230.94 569.67 T
(worked with other space- faring ) 230.94 556.67 T
-0.92 (civilizations and he replied \324yes\325!\323 ) 230.94 543.67 P
(said Roton. There was an edge of ) 230.94 530.67 T
(concern in his voice.) 230.94 517.67 T
(\322Roton, we get thirty or forty ) 248.94 504.67 T
(calls a week where someone asks ) 230.94 491.67 T
(us the same question,\323 said Brad. ) 230.94 478.67 T
-0.31 (\322W) 230.94 465.67 P
-0.31 (e tell all of them \324yes\325, they ex-) 245.31 465.67 P
(pect it, it\325) 230.94 452.67 T
(s part of the game.\323) 272.76 452.67 T
-0.33 (\322But the name \324Of) 248.94 439.67 P
-0.33 (fworld Spe-) 329.21 439.67 P
(cialties?\325 said Roton.) 230.94 426.67 T
(\322W) 248.94 413.67 T
(e chose it because it \336ts ) 263.31 413.67 T
(with the illusion that we have ) 230.94 400.67 T
(some contacts in outer space. But ) 230.94 387.67 T
(none of our customers really be-) 230.94 374.67 T
(lieves that we do.\323) 230.94 361.67 T
(\322Oh, this is most unfortu-) 248.94 348.67 T
(nate!\323 said Roton, agitatedly) 230.94 335.67 T
(.) 355.95 335.67 T
(\322It\325) 248.94 322.67 T
(s a kind of joke!\323 said ) 263.59 322.67 T
(Brad. He looked thoughtfully at ) 230.94 309.67 T
-0.26 (Roton for a moment. \322Maybe you ) 230.94 296.67 P
(just don\325) 230.94 283.67 T
(t understand our humor) 269.5 283.67 T
(. ) 371.73 283.67 T
(That would make sense.\323 A light ) 230.94 270.67 T
(went on in Brad\325) 230.94 257.67 T
(s brain. \322Sure, ) 304.48 257.67 T
(like that damned dashboard blast-) 230.94 244.67 T
(er) 230.94 231.67 T
(. Ours was never intended to ) 238.87 231.67 T
(work, it was just a toy) 230.94 218.67 T
(, a noise-) 327.27 218.67 T
-0.25 (maker) 230.94 205.67 P
-0.25 (. Y) 257.79 205.67 P
-0.25 (our) 269.87 205.67 P
-0.25 (\325) 284.92 205.67 P
-0.25 (s blew the shit out of ) 287.97 205.67 P
-0.4 (a UPS van! Maybe we should talk ) 230.94 192.67 P
(a bit more, Roton.\323) 230.94 179.67 T
-0.89 (\322Y) 248.94 166.67 P
-0.89 (ou mean you admit that you ) 260.65 166.67 P
(lied to a Coalition agent?\323 Roton ) 230.94 153.67 T
(was really getting worked up.\323) 230.94 140.67 T
-0.09 (\322W) 248.94 127.67 P
-0.09 (ell, I wouldn\325) 263.31 127.67 P
-0.09 (t exactly call ) 322.44 127.67 P
(it lying,\323 said Brad. \322I\325d say that ) 230.94 114.67 T
(you guys kind of jumped to some ) 230.94 101.67 T
(conclusions.\323 It may already be ) 230.94 88.67 T
-0.05 (too late!\323 said Roton. \322What time ) 230.94 75.67 P
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-0.07 (\322It\325) 407.88 699.67 P
-0.07 (s twenty minutes to nine,\323 ) 422.53 699.67 P
(said Brad, looking at his watch. ) 389.88 686.67 T
(\322I\325m going to have to leave for ) 389.88 673.67 T
(work pretty soon.\323) 389.88 660.67 T
(\322Y) 407.88 647.67 T
(ou must stop your friend ) 419.6 647.67 T
(from signing that contract!\323 said ) 389.88 634.67 T
-0.85 (Roton. \322There are severe penalties ) 389.88 621.67 P
(for lying to a Coalition agent.\323) 389.88 608.67 T
-0.26 (\322I said I was leaving for work ) 407.88 595.67 P
(in a few minutes. Surely they ) 389.88 582.67 T
(won\325) 389.88 569.67 T
(t sign the contract without ) 412.26 569.67 T
(both of us there!\323 said Brad.) 389.88 556.67 T
-0.26 (\322Now it is you who do not un-) 407.88 543.67 P
-0.39 (derstand. In our society) 389.88 530.67 P
-0.39 (, time is in-) 491.12 530.67 P
(violate. If the contract is to be ) 389.88 517.67 T
(signed at nine o\325clock, that is ) 389.88 504.67 T
(when it will be signed, believe ) 389.88 491.67 T
(me!\323) 389.88 478.67 T
(\322Look, we certainly didn\325) 407.88 465.67 T
(t ) 521.19 465.67 T
-0.06 (mean any harm,\323 Brad began. Ro-) 389.88 452.67 P
(ton cut him of) 389.88 439.67 T
(f.) 451.64 439.67 T
-0.87 (\322The last time someone lied to ) 407.88 426.67 P
-0.22 (one of our agents we retaliated by ) 389.88 413.67 P
-0.12 (destroying the entire planet.\323 said ) 389.88 400.67 P
(Roton, in near panic.) 389.88 387.67 T
(\322What!\323 Brad stood up so ) 407.88 374.67 T
(suddenly that his chair fell over ) 389.88 361.67 T
(behind him. \322Jesus, Roton, isn\325) 389.88 348.67 T
(t ) 527.32 348.67 T
(there anything we can do?\323 The ) 389.88 335.67 T
(panic was infectious.) 389.88 322.67 T
(\322No problem, if we get it ) 407.88 309.67 T
(straightened out before he signs ) 389.88 296.67 T
-0.31 (that contract,\323 said Roton. \322Other-) 389.88 283.67 P
(wise...\323) 389.88 270.67 T
(\322I know) 407.88 257.67 T
(, why don\325) 442.86 257.67 T
(t you call ) 489.96 257.67 T
-0.43 (V) 389.88 244.67 P
-0.43 (altex on your communicator and ) 396.6 244.67 P
-0.38 (tell them not to sign before we get ) 389.88 231.67 P
(there!\323) 389.88 218.67 T
-0.74 (\322Good idea,\323 said Roton, with ) 407.88 205.67 P
(some relief as he reached for his ) 389.88 192.67 T
(breast pocket. His face fell as he ) 389.88 179.67 T
-0.18 (failed to \336nd the device. He stood ) 389.88 166.67 P
(up and frantically felt the rest of ) 389.88 153.67 T
(his pockets. \322I...I cannot \336nd it! ) 389.88 140.67 T
(Let me think. I used it in Peter) 389.88 127.67 T
(\325) 523.95 127.67 T
(s ) 527.01 127.67 T
-0.64 (vehicle on the way here yesterday) 389.88 114.67 P
-0.64 (. ) 535.15 114.67 P
(I...I must have left it there! If you ) 389.88 101.67 T
(remember) 389.88 88.67 T
(, I had two Coca-colas ) 433.98 88.67 T
(before we came here yesterday) 389.88 75.67 T
(. I ) 525.21 75.67 T
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(Brad said as he picked up the ) 72 686.67 T
-0.87 (phone and dialed the number) 72 673.67 P
-0.87 (. That ) 195.47 673.67 P
(failed too. \322Oh shit! I for) 72 660.67 T
(got! The ) 181.64 660.67 T
(phone is down this morning!\323) 72 647.67 T
(It seemed there was only one ) 90 634.67 T
(possible solution.) 72 621.67 T
(He hollered to his wife as he ) 90 608.67 T
-0.55 (grabbed his leather jacket and full-) 72 595.67 P
(face helmet. \322Nancy! Call the po-) 72 582.67 T
(lice and tell them to meet the ma-) 72 569.67 T
(niac on the Ninja at Of) 72 556.67 T
(fworld ) 172.18 556.67 T
-0.07 (Specialties. T) 72 543.67 P
-0.07 (ell them it\325) 130.97 543.67 P
-0.07 (s a life or ) 178.45 543.67 P
(death situation. Get Roton in the ) 72 530.67 T
(car and follow me down as quick-) 72 517.67 T
(ly as you can.\323) 72 504.67 T
(He had the jacket, the helmet ) 90 491.67 T
(and his gloves on before he ) 72 478.67 T
(opened the garage door) 72 465.67 T
(. He had ) 174.21 465.67 T
(the key in the ignition and ) 72 452.67 T
-0.1 (switched on before he even threw ) 72 439.67 P
(his leg over the bike. He stabbed ) 72 426.67 T
-0.74 (the starter button and, as usual, the ) 72 413.67 P
-0.22 (engine roared to life immediately) 72 400.67 P
-0.22 (, ) 216.84 400.67 P
(throbbing with power) 72 387.67 T
(. There was ) 166.6 387.67 T
-0.61 (no time for the customary pre-ride ) 72 374.67 P
-0.16 (inspection--the future of mankind ) 72 361.67 P
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(. \322May there be ) 456.71 712.67 T
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