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I hope you skipped the above. Ballistics is interesting only to those who
use it.
Mr. Kondo was small, apparently of Japanese ancestry, very polite, and had
muscles as sleek as a jaguar-he moved like one. Even without Dr. Schultz's tip I
would have known that I did not want to encounter Tiger Kondo in a dark alley
unless he was there to protect me.
His door did not open fully until I showed Dr. Schultz's card. Then he at
once made us welcome with formal but warm hospitality. The place was small, only
half filled, mostly men, and the women were not (I thought) their wives. But not
tarts, either. The feeling was that of professional equals. Our host sized us
up, decided that we did not belong in the main room with the regulars, put us in
a little side room or booth, one big enough for us three and our baggage but
just barely. He then took our orders. I asked if dinner was available.
"Yes and no," he answered. "Sushi is available. And su-kiyaki cooked at the
table by my eldest daughter. Hamburgers and hot dogs can be had. There is pizza
but it is frozen; we do not make it. Or recommend it. This is primarily a bar;
we serve food but do not demand that our guests eat here. You are welcome to
play go or chess or cards all night and never order anything."
Gwen put a hand on my sleeve. "May I?"
"Go ahead."
She spoke to him at some length and I never understood a word
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