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"Hold on; I didn't say that. You tell me this is a good likeness. A good
likeness is a better clue than is a printed name. Many people must have seen
this man. Several must know who he is. A smaller number know why he was killed.
If he was. You left that carefully open."
"Well... primarily because of that incredible Mexican Hat Dance that took
place immediately after he was shot. If he was. Instead of confusion, those four
behaved as if they had rehearsed it."
"Well. I shall pursue the matter, both with carrot and with stick. If a man
has a guilty conscience, or a greedy nature- and most men have both-ways can be
found to extract what he knows. Well, sir, we seem to have covered it. But let's
be sure, since it is unlikely that we shall be able to consult again. You will
press ahead with the Walker Evans aspect, while I investigate the other queries
on your list. Each will advise the other of developments, especially those
leading into or out of the Golden Rule. Anything more? Ah, yes, that coded
message- Did you intend to pursue it?"
"Do you have any ideas on it?"
"I suggest that you keep it and take it to the Mackay main office in Luna
City. If they can identify the code, it is then just a matter of paying a fee,
licit or illicit, to translate it. Its meaning will tell you whether or not I
need it here. If Mackay cannot help, then you might take it to Dr
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