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. Then, just
before we left, I turned the heat control to 'cold' and turned the volume up."
She looked worried. "Are you ashamed of me?"
"No. But I'm glad you're on my side. Uh... you are- aren't you?"
"Richard!"
"But I'm even gladder that we have reservations on the next shuttle. I
wonder how long it will be until Sethos feels chilly and turns up the heat?"
What we had for dinner was delicious and I don't know the names of any of
it, so I'll let it go at that. We had just reached the burping stage when Mr.
Kondo came out, leaned close to my ear, and said, "Sir, come, please."
I followed him into the kitchen. Mama-San looked up from her work, paid no
more attention. The Reverend Doctor Schultz was there, looking worried.
Trouble?" I asked.
"Just a moment. Here's your pie of Enrico; I've copied it. Here are the
papers for Bill; please look them over."
They were in a worn envelope, and the papers were creased and worn and
somewhat yellowed and more than somewhat soiled in places. Hercules Manpower,
Inc., had hired William No-Middle-Name Johnson, of New Orleans, Duchy of
Mississippi, Lone Star Republic, and had in turn sold his indenture to Bechtel
High Construction Corp. (bond endorsed for space, free fall, and vacuum)-who had
in turn sold the indenture to Dr. Richard Ames, Golden Rule habitat, circum
Luna. Etc., etc.-lawyer talk
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