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. I don't know when we will leave. It could be a week but it could be
anytime and there might not be even ten minutes warning. War conditions. Red
alert."
"Dora has it; she's relaying. What about Boondock?"
"What do you mean 'What about Boondock?'"
"Do you want the city evacuated?"
"Gay, I didn't know you cared." Lazarus sounded surprised.
"Me? Care what happens to groundcrawlers?" the car snorted. "I'm simply
relaying for Ira."
"Oh. For a moment there I thought you were developing human sympathies."
"God forbid!"
"I'm relieved. Your simple self-centered selfishness has been a haven of
stability in an ever-shifting world."
"Never mind the compliments; you still owe me three chapters."
"Certainly, Gay; I promised. Please tell Ira that, so far as I know,
Boondock is as safe as anywhere in this world... which ain't saying much...
whereas, in my opinion, any attempt to evacuate this ant hill would result in
great loss of life, still greater loss of property. But it might be worthwhile
to risk it just to crank up their lazy metabolisms-Boondock today strikes me as
fat, dumb, and careless. Ask him to acknowledge."
"Ira says, 'Up yours.'"
"Roger, and the same to you; wilco, they make a damn fine stew. Colonel
Campbell, I'm sorry about this. Would you care to come with me? It might
interest you to see how we mount an emergency time manipulation
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