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. The shooting took place at sixteen-twenty this afternoon in
Golden Rule Partner Tolliver's office-"
I said, "Hey! That time is wrong. We were-"
"Yes, you were with me, at the Farm. Hear the rest."
"-according to eyewitnesses both killers fired shots. They are believed
armed and dangerous; use extreme caution in apprehending them. The Manager is
grief stricken at the loss of his old friend and has offered a reward of ten
thousand crowns for-"
Dr. Schultz reached over and shut it off. "It just repeats now; it's on a
loop. But it appears as a spot announcement on all channels. By now, most
habitants must have seen and heard it."
"Thanks for warning us. Gwen, don't you know better than to shoot people?
You're a naughty girl."
"I'm sorry, sir. I fell into bad company."
"Excuses again. Reverend, what in hell are we going to do? That bastich
will space us before bedtime."
"That thought occurred to me. Here, try this on for size." From somewhere
about his ample person he produced a fez.
I tried it on. "Fits well enough."
"And now this."
It was a black velvet eyepatch on elastic. I slipped it on, decided that I
did not like having one eye covered, but did not say so. Papa Schultz had
obviously put effort and imagination into trying to keep me from breathing
vacuum.
Gwen exclaimed, "Oh, goodness! That does it!"
"Yes," agreed Dr
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