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. . What happened?".
"It's dead."
"You're very lucky. Too lucky," he replied. "
"What is it that you want, Jurt? I'd like to settle this once and for
all. "
"Me, too," he answered. "You betrayed someone I love, and only your
death will set things right."
"Who are you talking about? I don't understand."
He grinned suddenly.
"You will," he said. "In the last moments of your life I'll let you
know why."
"I may have a long wait, then," I answered. "You don't seem to be very
good at this sort of thing: Why not just tell me now and save us both a lot
of trouble?"
He laughed, and the prism effect increased, and it occurred to me in
that instant what it was.
"Sooner than you think," he said, "for shortly I will be more powerful
than anything you ever met."
"But no less clumsy," I suggested, both to him and to whomever held his
Tnimp, watching me through it, ready to snatch him away in an instant. . . .
"That is you, Mask, isn't it?" I said. "Take him back. You don't have
to send him again either and watch him screw up. I'll promote you on my list
of priorities and come calling soon, if you'll just give me an assurance
that it's really you."
Jurt opened his mouth and said something, but I couldn't hear it
because he faded fast and his words went away with him. Something flew
toward me as this occurred; there was no need to parry it, but I couldn't
stop the reflex
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