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\par \hich\af2\dbch\af13\loch\f2 Title: A\hich\af2\dbch\af13\loch\f2 ny Coincidence Is
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\par \hich\af2\dbch\af13\loch\f2 Author: Daniel Callahan
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\hich\af2\dbch\af13\loch\f2 August \hich\af2\dbch\af13\loch\f2 21\hich\af2\dbch\af13\loch\f2 , \hich\af2\dbch\af13\loch\f2 2012\hich\af2\dbch\af13\loch\f2  [\hich\af2\dbch\af13\loch\f2 EBook \hich\af2\dbch\af13\loch\f2 #6526\hich\af2\dbch\af13\loch\f2 ]

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\par \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Daniel Callahan
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I used to do a turn in the army.  I was really mad back then... [a] loony!  I'd never have any music to introduce me, which was a big deal.  Unheard of.   I'd hop out on to the stage\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
.  It used to take ages.  Hop, hop, hop.  As I got nearer to the microphone, they'd hear this doddery voice going 'Do do do... do do do.'  When I'd eventually make it to the microphone I'd stop and say, 'I must be a great disappointment to you all.'  That
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 '\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 s it.  There's no joke.  It's totally irrational.  A lot of people don't get it.  Still don't.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{
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\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The young man (boy, really) played with his fingers in the garish light cast from the lone bulb hanging in the concrete basement.  He scratched\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 at an imaginary itch on his right hand (just below his thumb) in order to take his mind off the man in the lab coat who sat across from him at the beaten, scarred, wood table.  It didn't work.  And whoever this man in the lab coat was, he was insistent a
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 b\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 out paperwork.  He had three inches clipped onto a weathered clipboard which he flipped through with precision.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Can I offer you a glass of water?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
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\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The boy, Kurt, continued to scratch the imaginary itch,\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 which had leaped magically from his right hand to the left.  Eventually the falseness of the itch would be deduced, and the lab coated man would disappear out of the cell and return with... God knows what.  Kurt had seen torture hundreds -- if not thousa
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 n\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ds -- of times on TV, and he was glumly aware that there would be no commercial breaks for him.
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  The question was repeated without urgency, as if the speaker was an absent-minded waiter.  The itch now leaped with the de\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 xterity of a trained flea onto the boy's leg, and the dutiful fingers followed.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 He watched as the man in the lab coat, without name tag or company insignia, studied his stack of papers attached to the clipboard.  Several yellow forms near the top half inc\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
h were labeled 27B. The man frowned and wrote a note on the top page:
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af42\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f42 Note:  Find out who isn't duplicating 27B in Pink.
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Kurt remained in his chair, almost motionless, except for the itching-and-scratching routine.  It had leaped again, this time onto his scalp, and the twitching fingers followed.  He wondered how long he could keep this up without drawing blood.
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st write down 'no answer' in your file,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 the Lab Coat Man muttered, shuffling his way through the stack of paper, skipping the yellows and pinks to find a blue.  Locating the relevant box on a 43F, he made a small 'X,' flipped to the front of the pile, and\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 looked back at the boy.  He had stopped scratching his scalp and pushing his strawberry-blond hair even more out of place, leaving his hands motionless and his eyes fixed on the table top.  Good, he thought; at least he won't make himself bleed with all 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 t\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 hat scratching.  The man adjusted his glasses, which didn't help, as his vision impairment was due to the dim lighting.  The singular bulb, being pathetic twice over (as it was:
\par \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 A)\tab the only one in the room, and
\par \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 B)\tab thirty watts too dim),
\par \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 hung from a cord --\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 a more melodramatic touch than he would have employed himself, but from a practical point of view there wasn't much to see even in a well lit concrete basement.  A painting or two would clear up the problem nicely, although it would take away from the po
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 i\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
nt of the room: interrogation.  Interrogation rooms were not meant to be pleasant.  So, perhaps, they would only fill the room with Dali's?  The man chuckled and coughed to cover his lack of composure.  Dali, indeed.  Or Miro.  More camouflaged coughing. 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
But the boy, still maintaining what seemed to be an impression of a sedated vegetable, didn't seem to notice.  So, the lab man adjusted his collar and steeled himself for the next grim encounter with the unkempt.
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\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  he offered.  The boy's sil\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ent motif continued.  He discouraged a sigh that was building inside him.  The boy was obviously frightened and knew nothing.  How could he, the man thought.  I'm junior vice-president, and I have to keep asking Forrester what to do next.  Although no one
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ever called him by that title, or even his name anymore.  Just because he had unpacked the first shipment of lab coats and arranged them on hangers according to size, he had been dubbed the Lab Coat Man.  And now, weeks later, the joke dead and buried, th
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 e\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  name had stuck.  Was this the brave new world they were heading to?
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The Lab Coat Man sighed.  What could he do but persevere?  The questionnaire had to be completed.  And if the boy was ever going to be recruited, he'd have to be a lot more forthcoming.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 My name is...}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  he prompted.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The boy resumed scratching, this time under this first knuckle of his left hand.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Well, what's in a name, eh?  Ha ha ha!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36   The subtle wit of a well executed quote amused the man, but generated no response from the boy.  Disc
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ouraged, he dutifully noted this on a blue 42C, adding another 'X.'
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 This could go on forever...
\par 
\par 
\par 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \page \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 2. What there's no accounting for 
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
If that's the best you can do, then your best sucks!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 -- Jodi Foster, }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The Accused}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Because all of you of Earth are idiots!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 shouted Tom, wearily wiping the glass counter and removing coconut oil from the reflections of overpriced candy bars.  Inside the theater the movie echoed him:  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Because all of you of Earth are idiots!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Tom sighed,\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 not for the first time that evening.  The Manager, who paid in cash every Sunday, had decided to take advantage of the bizarre tastes of his Gen X clients and offer an Ed Wood film festival.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Bride of the Monster}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 , }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Plan 9 From Outer Space}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 , and }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Night o\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 f the Ghouls}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 ran on the second, smaller screen on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, two bucks a head.  Carloads of costumed goons from Madison assaulted the theater in droves, throwing popcorn at the screen whenever they saw a particularly bad moment of cinem
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 a history.  Which meant that Kurt spent a lot of extra time cleaning the theater.  He had mentioned this problem to his boss, but his only response had been a toothy grin.  The Manager was making a killing.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Tom, who needed the job in order to move out of \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
his parents' trailer home, found little about the Ed Wood canon amusing.  Even so, he had been forced to hear the dialog of each film every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday...  The soundproofing between theater two and the lobby was nonexistent.  Thankfully, 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 h\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
e only had to watch them once, when he filled in for the Manager's weasel-featured nephew/projectionist Neoldner, who had called in sick to buy grass in Beloit.  In return, Neoldner was going to clean out theater two this evening, and Tom couldn't wait fo
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 r\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  his shift to end.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 One good thing about the Ed Wood freaks }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \endash }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  they bought all the popcorn Tom could make.  He always had the nagging worry that the Manager would increase his profit margin by manning the concession stand himself.  The last two employees in\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 Tom's position had been let go for no given reason... it seemed only a matter of time before the same thing happened to him.  But the Manager strolled out of the second theater with a broad grin, revealing his cutting overbite.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I don't know why,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the Ma\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 nager exclaimed, }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 but they love it!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94
}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Most of them are from the 'Ed 9 Film Society,'}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Tom replied.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 By the way, I need to restock.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
I brought three boxes up already -- they're by the stairs.  And once you're done with that whatever else needs to be don\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 e out here, you can go home early!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 A whole five minutes?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Tom muttered, almost inaudibly.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Whatever shall I do with my time?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The Manager swung his hands apart and then together in loud clap, as he always did to change the subject.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 By the way, your \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 mother called.  She said to call her back immediately.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 When did she call?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The Manager leveled a mischievous stare at Tom and quoted the following: }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 'He tampered in God's domain!'}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 But that was seventy minutes ago!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36   The closing line, in fact, of }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Br\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ide of the Monster}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 .  Woodian dialog had become part of Tom's internal clock.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Why didn't you say anything?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
I had to give Neoldner a hand threading 'Plan 9', and I forgot all about it.  Sorry!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Tom heard Criswell begin his parting words, figured to he\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ll with it, and abandoned his post in order to use the phone in the employee's lounge.  It had been a storage room until just recently, when the Manager had redecorated it with a host of kitschy sale items from Osco.  Good intentions, perhaps, but the roo
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 m\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 was only big enough for two people to begin with, and a hypothetical third could only find space through acts of physical intimacy which would have been rendered impossible by the decor.  He dialed home and his mother answered immediately, showering him 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 w\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ith motherly affection and gratitude that he was safe and babbling on about some catastrophe that had just occurred.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 What, mom?  Mom, what?!  Mom!  What?!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36   Tom repeated his request in several permutations until he finally received the coherent message t
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 hat had so shaken his mother:  his cousin Kurt had gone missing.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Tom pondered this for a moment.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 And...?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par 
\par 
\par 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \page \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 3. Meanwhile, back at the ranch...
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Voyaging through the strange seas of Thought, alone.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 -- Wordsworth
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Justin Nelson, Jr., pounded the last of the stakes of his new cattle pen into the dry dirt.  Like sentinels, they sprouted in a line from the barn, swerved north of the stream, veered at a right angle for the stump, and followed Justin to where he stood. 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The cross-beams remained, after which he'd finally be done.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 He took a white handkerchief from his shirt pocket and wiped his forehead.  The task had been lengthened considerably, although Justin refused to admit it, by incessant thinking, an activity whic
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
h often stopped him with his hammer in mid-swing.  But now, he would soon be able to think all he wanted from the comfort of his porch as the cattle wandered from shade to shade.  After he bought some cattle, he reminded himself.  Or sheep.  He could neve
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 r\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  decide which.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Under an entirely blue vault of sky, Justin felt something pass between himself and the morning sun.  His leathered face turned up to see nothing but ubiquitous light, curving toward him in all directions.  He arched his aging back, feeling
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 the popping and hating it more than usual, before wiping his neck and replacing the handkerchief.  He had that feeling that he'd better drink something and sit down or he'd end up in that damn hospital again.  Twice last year, whether he needed it or not
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ,\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 he went in for a check-up, and twice a year, some intern treated him like the village idiot.  Truth be told, everyone who knew about him had treated him that way for nearly eleven years, except his niece.  With a sigh escaping from the bellows of his wit
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 h\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ering chest, Justin shuffled back to the porch he had added onto his small two-room home.  In the distance, a plume of dust was billowing off the road.  Mail truck.  Must be time for breakfast.  About time I ate something.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Tired legs maneuvered Justin's f\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
rame to the rocking chair, where both of his strong, chapped hands gripped the chair arms as he strategically placed his rear over the seat, then allowed gravity to do its work.  As his ass plummeted, he was reminded that gravity yet to be reckoned with e
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 l\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ectromagnetism, strong nuclear force, and weak nuclear force, the other fundamental forces of the universe.  Strange that he would remember a detail like that just now.  Something he would have taught to his senior physics class and explained as best he c
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 o\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
uld -- the one-eyed, cataract patient leading the blind.  Gravity, he would explain, was the odd man out, and would be until somebody found a way to take the known model of the universe apart and put it back together.  And when they did, he thought, wipin
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 g\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  his face and neck again, they'd make some interesting discoveries.  So much so that our explanation of space and time, the one that was }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 real}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  and }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 true}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 and had superseded every other theory since the beginning of history, would itself be superseded by s\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 omething new that was more }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 real}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  and }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 true}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 than its predecessors.  Be hell on all those science-fiction programs, having to reinvent how those cock-eyed transporters worked.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The dust whirled in the air, passing before the green truck as it drove up the \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
road.  A shadow, a large one, passed beside it.  Dust doesn't make that big of a shadow, Justin thought. There's something up there.  He looked up again, and whatever it was had passed away from the sun.  And then, there was a glint of light, hovering som
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 e\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
where above the mail truck.  I bet it knows the secret, thought Justin, as he began to rock.  How else can they hover that way?  Whether anyone else believed in them wasn't the point.  What was real and true didn't depend on prevailing fashions }{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \endash }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  it just w\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
as, whether or not it had been discovered yet.  
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Still, Justin wondered, how advanced could they be if they needed to hang out here and what for the mail truck, too? 
\par \page }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 4.  In loco parentis
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
I did not have sexual relations with that woman.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 -- President Wi\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 lliam Jefferson Clinton
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Alona Schwatrz's persistent knocking at the door of room 412 went unanswered for three minutes as she nervously shuffled her feet.  Her book bag was super-saturated with textbooks, notebooks, schedules, rough drafts, and various o
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ther forms of academic paraphernalia.  And itkept getting heavier.  She continued to knock, even though there had as yet been no answer, because the note card tacked to the right of the door indicated that these indeed were Prof. Turgy K. Sigger's office 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 h\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ours.  She could see the light under the door and thought she had heard a groan.  Just before she decided to give up, slow feet approached from the opposite side, then silence; with a dramatic turn of the knob, the door swung open.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Was this trip really n\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ecessary?}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 asked Prof. Sigger, blinking and brushing his oily, graying hair back into place.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 These are your office hours,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 Alona replied.  She nervously smiled, feeling the corners of her mouth twitch.  Somewhere in the darkened hall, a janitor coughed.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 All right,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  conceded Prof. Sigger.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Come in.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The carpet was smothered by leaning towers of textbooks.  Papers lined the left side of the desk, above which was a small note card which read }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 To Be Graded.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36   On the right side, the oak finish gleamed in t\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 he mid-morning light that pierced the Venetian blinds.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 You've come about your final project,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Prof. Sigger stated.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 It's only mid-term,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Alona reminded him.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Oh yes, yes,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  continued Prof. Sigger, without conscious embarrassment.   }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Mid-term grade.  I t\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 hink I have it here.  Somewhere.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36   His hands disappeared into the left side of his desk.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
You told the class that we would all get a C if we maintained that Coca-Cola wasn't a crypto-fascist conspiracy.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Oh yes,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  said Prof. Sigger.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 We were discussing \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 social issues, as I remember.   I was quoting Marx and some little idiot brought up Rush Limbaugh.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 That was me,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Alona muttered.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Oh yes, yes,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Prof. Sigger continued.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 What can I do for you?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Alona stared blankly back.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 You said 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 you wanted to see me in your office anytime before next Wednesday.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Prof. Sigger finally sighed, sinking a little in his chair.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Did I say what for?  I'm feeling a little low today,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  he said, hoping to elicit a small display of feminine attention.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Oh,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  came the succinct and neutral reply.  Prof. Sigger sighed again.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 It was about my book report,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  continued Alona.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 On...}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Rush Limbaugh,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  interrupted Prof. Sigger.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 No.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Coca-Cola?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 No.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I need to find my horoscope.  I can't seem to keep track o
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 f anything anymore.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
  He leaned back in his chair and felt his eyes close.  That's it! he realized.   That's why I asked her to my office!  I have to find out if she would...
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Somewhere in the pit of Sigger's abdomen, a latent piece of conscience manifeste\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
d itself as a stomach cramp.  He coughed and patted his belly.  Then something lower than his abdomen began to draw his attention.  He closed his eyes for a moment to clear his mind and focus on the art he had studied for years.  With his intentions firml
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 y\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 aligned within (and without),  Sigger opened his eyes but found himself no longer in his office but in a basement alcove.  Across the room sat a pimply faced teenager who was scratching his scalp under long strawberry-blond hair.
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \page \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 5. Julia & Cecil the Ca\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 t, as mentioned in the title (above)
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
I've just one step further
\par \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 from falling behind.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 -- Brandy Daniels, }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 You}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Did you ever have one of those days,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  inquired Julia of her cat, Cecil, who lay in the crook of her arm and was pushing his head into the mov
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ing fingers of Julia's right hand, }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
when you think you've noticed something everyone else has missed?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Cecil didn't respond directly, but instead rubbed the side of his cheeks against the spine of }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Gravity's Rainbow}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 which Julia held lopsidedly in her lef\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 t.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Pynchon keeps bleating about the preterit, right?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36   Cecil, who began licking his paw and washing his face, did not respond.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
-- and the elect who are out to destroy them, but he's the only one I see who's treating his characters badly.  I mean, how c\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 an you go off on God for malpractice when you treat your characters like you treat cockroaches?}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36   Cecil looked at her for a moment, and resumed washing.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
OK, listen to this: 'Nobody ever said a day has to be juggled into any kind of sense at day's end.'  \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 OK, I can see that.  But I don't throw you against the wall and call the universe evil, do I?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36   Cecil snorted a tiny snort through his nostrils.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
But as far as making trying to make sense of everything...  I can see that.  That's why I wonder sometimes.  \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Like about Uncle Justin,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}
{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  she continued, as Cecil stood, arched his back, and attempted to find a comfortable position on her stomach, }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 who was a science teacher for twenty-two years, who gave up everything, because... you know...}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Julia shook her head an\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 d returned the book to its level reading elevation.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 As a matter of interest, Cecil did not know, but was content enough to curl up again, feeling Julia's hand press against his fur, causing his throat to vibrate with greater volume.  That is, until the bo
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ok slipped from her hand and roundly thumped Cecil on the head.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I'm sorry!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 apologized Julia, but too late, and Cecil was off her lap, shaking his the pain out of his head, galloping into the bedroom to find his favorite orthopedic pillow.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 
\'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Maybe I shou\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ld read a shorter book,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 said Julia to herself.  She waited for some cosmic act of synchronicity to follow, to confirm her judgment on some level above human interpretation.  Yet the moment of truth that had evaded her ever since childhood continued to rem
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ain conspicuous by its absence.  In lieu of enlightenment, a muffled argument began to emanate from the college students next door.  The plaster made it all to easy to hear, in terms of volume, but reduced everything to disconcerting roars, in terms of cl
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 a\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 rity.  As far as Julia could tell, the argument, which was building to the }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 throwing objects to accentuate one's point}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  phase, and concerned the doctrine of predestination versus free will as well as whose turn it was to run the dishwasher.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Well,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  she sa\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 id, tossing the hulking tome next to the library's copies of }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Cat's Cradle}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  and }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Waiting for Godot}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 , }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I didn't understand much of it anyway.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par 
\par 
\par 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \page \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 6. Unidentified floating objects
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Sucks to be you.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 -- Traditional
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Old Zeke handed Justin h\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
is day's worth of mail and looked longingly at the cool shade under the porch, half hoping, half anticipating an invitation to enjoy a cool drink and a few minutes out of the sun.  His state-of-the-art mail delivery vehicle, an old green Ford with busted 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 a\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ir-conditioning, sometimes elicited sympathy from those along his route, but the ones with beer were the best.  However, Justin just looked through his mail and then began watching the sky.

\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 You ever think about gravity?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Justin asked suddenly.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 No,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  adm\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 itted Old Zeke, wiping the perspiration from his forehead.  Justin sighed a little.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 You ever fall off a ladder?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Well,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  considered Zeke.  Damned if this wasn't a round-about way to offer a fella a drink, but maybe after all this Justin would offer him 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 a beer instead of that watery lemonade he made.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Yeah.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 How long did it take you to fall?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Well hell, muttered Old Zeke under his breath.  Maybe all those stakes he was driving in had given Justin a touch of the sun.  The thought made him consider haul\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ing Justin back to town, although the truck might finish the job the sun had started.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 A second or two,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 Zeke replied.  But before he could load Justin into the truck, he figured he would have to collect a few things from the house, and maybe from the fri\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 dge he'd collect a few drinks...
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 That thing up there hasn't fallen a foot in ten minutes or so.}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Maybe Justin had a small bottle of something tucked away under the...  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 What thing?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Justin pointed.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Zeke shielding his eyes with his hands and looked up.\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36   }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Oh, that weather balloon?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Justin's expectant face seemed to droop.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
That what it is?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Yep.  Looks like it's almost out of helium, the way it's floating so low.  Launched 'em myself thirty years ago in the Army.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Oh,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  muttered Justin  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Be seeing y\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 a, Zeke.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36   He turned back to the porch.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Damn, thought Zeke, plodding back to the truck, if I told him it was a flying saucer I might have got a beer after all.  Coincidentally, a gust of wind took the balloon higher into the sky.
\par 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \page \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 7. Fallout
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
This bud o\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 f love, by summer's ripening breath, 
\par \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 May prove a beauteous flower when next we meet.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 -- Shakespeare
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Alona ran out of the elevator, trying to hide her face in one hand and hold her overs\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
tuffed bag in the other.  She kept wiping away the tears just to get through the already crowded lobby, where young gossip-mongers waiting vigilantly for fresh news.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The tears had started when Prof. Sigger had somehow sneaked passed her as she was searchi\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ng in her bag for her paper.  How anyone that old and lazy could have slipped out without a sound was a mystery to be considered after the wave of rejection and failure had passed -- and after she made it to her car.  Wiping her face with her sleeve and p
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 r\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
etending to look as bored as everyone else, Alona hoped that even if her roommate were around, she would be fooled long enough to prevent her from starting any more rumors.  Unfortunately, Alona decided this just after her roommate spotted her across the 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 v\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
estibule, noted the tears and false-face anxiety, and immediately deduced out loud to several of her closest acquaintances that Prof. Sigger had made a move on the all-too-innocent waif.  The rumor spread across the hall and up the elevators by the time A
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 l\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ona was weaving through the cars that stalked the parking lot for open stalls.  It seemed nearly everyone in the building had heard a whisper by the time Alona reached her father's rusting Gremlin.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 She made her way to it without getting hit by the over-an\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
xious drivers, unlocked the driver's side door, threw her bag into the back seat and herself into the driver's.  Then she let go and sobbed and sobbed, hoping that if she got a }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 C}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  in Freshman Comp that it wouldn't turn out to be the excuse her parents nee\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ded to stop paying her tuition.  They wanted Alona to work in the town's newly renovated theater, an investment in which they owned a small percentage.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Alona's sobs lasted for some time, and she knew, just knew, that her water-proof mascara had run, so sh\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 e opened the glove compartment to find a Kleenex.  Out fell a letter.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Her sobbing stopped as she picked it up from the dusty car floor.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Alona}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 was written, almost scribbled, on the cover.  In Kurt's handwriting.  She hadn't seen him in weeks, not since \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
he began playing regularly in the band.  She couldn't help picturing him the last time he was in her car, brushing back his long hair and scratching his hand in that nervous way of his.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 You're breaking up with me?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  he asked, staring vaguely at the floor-\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 mat.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
She had nodded.  What else could she do?  Even she had finally admitted that he was just a good-looking loser.  Sure, he could play the guitar and write songs, but she wouldn't be able to face her parents once they found out his most popular ballad w
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 as titled }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Love Turds}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 .
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 This sucks,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 he muttered.  Somehow, that had helped her keep her resolve, although in the weeks that had passed, her memory of that lonely quality of his, the one that had attracted her to him in the first place, had grown to almo\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
st god-like proportions.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Alona sighed and opened the letter.
\par 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \f43\fs26\insrsid5768260 \hich\af43\dbch\af13\loch\f43 Alona}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \f43\insrsid5768260 \hich\af43\dbch\af13\loch\f43 , }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af43\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f43 (it read, unnecessarily)}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0\afs26 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs26\loch\af43\insrsid5768260 \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f43 
O.K.  I've had time to think about us.  You shouldn't have broken up with me, but you're still cool, O.K.?  I mean, even if you dont let me go all the way with \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f43 
you, your cool.  So, like what I'm asking is should we get back together?
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f43 I know you don't think your parents will like me.  But I'll grow on them.  I'll write them a song that they'll like.  Like 'Love Turds' but with different lyrics.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f43 Any way, that's n\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f43 ot what I wrote about.  I mean, youre cool and all and I want to get back together with you but there's something else going on.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f43 I'm probably going to loose my dayjob  at Osco.  Doesn't matter.  Screwm all.  But I think I know what's been in those weird b\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f43 
oxes Osco orders that end up in Denny's car!  Something big is going to happen and I think that all of those freeks who picked up the white lab coats are in on it.  You remember them?  Anyway--
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f43 Denny let it slip that some of that stuff was going to Seltze\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f43 
r or Sesame, or whatever.  This all adds up!  I'll let you know as soon as I can find out what's in them!  Then I'll see if Tom if can get off his butt long enough to come with me to search for Seltsame -- Call me tonight after eight.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f43 (I mean if you want \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f43 to call me after eight.  You don't have to but I shure would like to talk to you again about us and all of this and stuff, you know?)
\par 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f43 Love, Kurt.
\par \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f43 PS.  If you arnt getting back with me, can you give me back my Ugly Kid Joe CD?
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \page \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 8. The most effective form\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  of rhetorical persuasion ever devised
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
If at first you don't succeed, try, try, and try again. Then give up.  There's no use being a damned fool about it.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 -- W.C. Fields
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Hello!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  cried Prof. Sigger, his voice drained of masculine resonance with panic. \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
  No one seemed to be around, except the long haired kid sharing his cell.  The boy was hunched in the corner, arms folded around his stomach.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Hello!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  bellowed Prof. Sigger.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I'd like to visit the American Embassy!  Unless of course this is the American\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Embassy, in which case I'd like to visit to the Russian Embassy!  }{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Ya neeminoga gavaru parusskie}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 !}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 From beyond a shadowed corner, a small man emerged wearing a white lab coat.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 About time!  About fifteen minutes ago I was--}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  began Sigger.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Contemplating making romantic overtures to a female student less than half your age,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  said the Lab Coat Man, reading from a yellow page stacked (neatly) in a clipboard.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Well, yes,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  muttered Prof. Sigger.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Is that the reason I'm here?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 

\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 We'd like to sch\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
edule your interview.  Are you free in an hour?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  he replied.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
You don't seem to be comprehending me!  A minute ago I was in my office with a student! The next I'm here!  You have a lot--}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Entertainment is at seven, attendance mandatory, unless you have 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 failed to complete part one of the interview.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I'm not completing any damn interview until--}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 What the hell's for dinner?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the boy demanded.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Let me see, let me see,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  said the Lab Coat Man, flipping through the pages on his clipboard.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Excuse me.  Po\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 int of order here...}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  began Prof. Sigger.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 That pizza today sucked.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I certainly can't disagree with you there.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I am negotiating for my release, so if we could stick to the topic -}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Couldn't you have at least baked it instead of microwaving it?}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Out of my control, I'm afraid.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Am I invisible?  Am I not part of this conversation?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Patience, Mr. Sigger,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  replied the Lab Coat Man, flipping back to his top sheet.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Professor Sigger!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Frigging crybaby,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  muttered the boy.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I'll have you know--!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 bellowed Sigger, his voice cracking in a most un-John Wayne like fashion.

\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Now, now,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  began the Lab Coat Man.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 So what's it going to be?  More bad pizza?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
La dee da, la dee da!  Never mind that I'm here!  I think I'll just find a corner and sit here wh\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ile you two carry on this most important of conversations.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Oh, no, Prof. Sigger, we have our interview.  Not a thing we can skip.}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 There's nothing you can say to make me!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Sigger cried, sulking in the corner farthest from Kurt.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 In answer to your que\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 stion, Taco Bell,}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  he replied, looking up from a red 2B.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I think I'm going to puke,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Kurt moaned, looking even rattier than before and visibly greener as the pronouncement set in.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I'm ready for that interview now,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  muttered Prof. Sigger, trotting to th\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
e steel bars and waiting like an obedient schoolboy.  The Lab Coat Man nodded and marked an 'X' on a white page.
\par \page }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 9. A weird day's night
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
There is no such thing as an omen. Destiny does not send us heralds. She is too wise or too cruel for that.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  
\par \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 -- Oscar Wilde
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Julia dashed into the Osco employees' entrance and punched in one second before four o'clock.  Accomplishing her day's goal of being on somebody's payroll, she decided to catch her breath by sneaking a smoke in the restroom.  She caught Rh
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 onda's eye at the check-out counter, who gave her a smile and a nod that meant: }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Join you in a second.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Kurt, aka. Butthead, hadn't replaced the dead bulbs yet, so Julia sat on a toilet lid inside a claustrophobic's nightmare of a stall with only pale, ye\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
llow light keeping her from absolute darkness.  And the brief flame of the lighter, which she snapped closed as she took a strong, slow drag.  Another night-shift to deal with old grannies looking for denture cream, kids trying to lift cigarettes, drunks 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 p\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 icking up plastic violets for the wife.  If only she didn't need to eat, Julia concluded, maybe she wouldn't have to work in a world that seemed more than a little unreal.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 But then, that was the family legacy, wasn't it?  Seeing something that wasn't ther\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
e, or worse: trying to see something that wasn't there and almost succeeding.  Find a farm out in Arizona and retire once you've had enough of being called crazy.  But then, Julia knew that there were two kinds of people: those who couldn't live without a
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 i\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
r conditioning and her uncle.  Another run-down, fix-it-up farm in this family was out of the question.  She took another deep drag and wondered why she kept smoking these things.  They were like beer, Uncle Justin had told her: after the War, they never 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 w\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ent back to making them right.  If only someone would just make some real changes in the world -- how long could it be before it was a better place to live?  A better place than this?  Wasn't that what everyone wanted?  If so, why did everyone settle for 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 w\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 hat they had?
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
That's what her mother had done.  Settled for Dad dying.  Settled for the life of a reclusive widow, until she died too.  Not much Julia could do but not make a conscious mess of her own life.  Not that everything had gone perfectly.  She ha
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 d a job, she was going to school -- although Uncle Justin kept reminding her it was }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 only}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 for accounting.  No science, no liberal arts.  But she read a lot on her own.  Mysteries, new fiction, the classics that were recommended by that stud of a librarian\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
.  Not that she understood all of it, but there was usually something to enjoy, to learn from.  Especially questions about the Big Picture -- that always sparked her interest.  
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 But Uncle Justin would just shake his head.  It was a tech school, not a coll\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ege or a university.  Lord knows there are plenty of cheap schools in Wisconsin that offer some liberal arts courses, he would say.  To say nothing of real science.  He accused her of falling for the same trap his sister, Julia's mother, had fallen for:  
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 l\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
iving in a Wisconso-centric universe.  Once he brought this up, the conversation usually degenerated into combative silence.  They never settled that argument -- it just kept going on its own, to the detriment of everyone's sanity.  
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Whether she was getti\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ng a real education or not, Julia found herself constantly searching for meaning.  About what governed reality (whatever that was), about what was human will (assuming it existed), about the elusive qualities of soul (love, happiness, etc.), and about the
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
urge to bury one's face in Godiva chocolate every twenty-eight days.  The last question was more easily answered than the others.  She took a long drag, determined to make this one last.  One a day was bad enough, but she'd probably need another one after
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 work if Denny was in one of his moods.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 She leaned back on the toilet and stared at the pale, sodium light spread out across the ceiling.  Deja vu.  Something from a dream about lying back and watching the sky.  How the sky and the ceiling in an Osco restr
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
oom were connected was beyond her, but what the hell -- there would be an entire evening for worrying about mundane problems.  Like most of her dreams, she remembered it as another memory, one as real as a memory of a waking moment.   And as usual, the me
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 m\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ory of the dream seemed more vivid than her memory of what she had done this morning.  
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 It came back to her  -- the light in the sky had been yellow, almost gold, with a brown tint.  That was what made it look so unusual, this dream-light.  It wasn't the \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
sunlight of the world when everyone is awake and concentrating on whatever was going on beneath them.  A light reserved for people who didn't deserve it, or know what it was, or what it meant.  At least, that's what it seemed like in the dream.  Or maybe 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 s\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
he had made all that up after she woke up.  But she did remember it had altered into a haze, growing more uniform, covering the world in a grey aura.  The white of the clouds gave way, under pressure of a great and unstoppable force, to something else, wh
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 i\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ch she couldn't describe.  This, whatever it was, blanketed the sky, offering neither snow nor rain, instead smothering the world below from whatever was above.  Except now, the clouds began to descend.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 In parallel streams, this gray sky, this aura seemed\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 to move toward her.  Julia felt herself begin to giggle, that nervous giggle when she knew something was wrong but didn't know what.  And then she realized that she wasn't just remembering the dream -- the haze was overheard was coming through the ceilin
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 g\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
, causing the restroom lights to bend and shimmer.  Julia stopped giggling and stared upward, her eyes fixed on whatever it was that she knew she had to be imagining.  But just as suddenly the gray haze retreated until it had returned to whatever unknown 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 s\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ky it had descended from. 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Julia felt her body constrict itself to form another giggle, but none came.  She stood up, tossed the butt into the toilet, and quickly lit another cigarette.  Nicotine euphoria swept through her body, but it would not take her 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 to wherever it was she desperately needed to go.  She dropped the cigarette to the floor and crushed it under her foot.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Now that was disappointing,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  she muttered.  She felt her throat knot up with sadness until she heard someone move outside the door.  S
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 he looked at her watch -- she had wasted fifteen minutes, and now the restroom smelled terribly guilty.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The bathroom door creaked open.  The fan located above Julia's well chosen stall expelled the smoke and Julia began flapping her hand as quietly as she\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  could to speed the smoke on its way.

\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Julia?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  asked a voice.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Rhonda?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Julia whispered conspicuously.  The restroom door quickly closed and Rhonda scuttled into the stall next to Julia.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Quick!  Give me a drag!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Julia, heretofore holding her breath, e\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 xhaled in relief and passed another cigarette and the lighter into Rhonda's hand hovering under the partition.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I thought you were Butthead looking into the restroom again,}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Julia said.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Julia heard Rhonda inhale and exhale in rhythmic, sage-like fashion.\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 No,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 Rhonda finally answered, }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 somebody said he called in sick.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Rhonda's hand appeared under the stall again holding the lighter.  Julia took it from her as they both heard a man's voice from outside the door.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Rhonda?  Julia?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 That ain't Butthead!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 whispered Rhonda.  Both toilets flushed, as if their actions in unison would provide an air-tight alibi which, notwithstanding the stern tone in the voice outside, caused them both to giggle.  They emerged sheepishly from the restroom as Supervising Mana
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 g\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 er Denny frowned and shook his head disapprovingly.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Rhonda, where's Kurt?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Sick, I think.  Someone said he called in with a stomach ache.}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Then he's fired too.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Too?!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  exclaimed Julia.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Well, let's see, Julia.  You missed your shift yesterday without calling in...}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I did?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 You did.  And that's the third time this month.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I can't believe I did it again!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
You did.  And you don't have to tell me which novel you were reading.  I don't\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  need to know.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36   He turned to Rhonda.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 And I figure if you leave now, we won't need to talk about the beauty supplies that go missing just before your days off.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Rhonda's eyes widened uncontrollably as she gave a guilty grin to the floor tiles.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 So, adi\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 os!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36   With that, he returned to the Osco floor.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Julia's jaw slackened but Rhonda pealed into outright laughter.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 It's not funny!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  shouted Julia.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Oh, forget this Popsicle-stand!  You punched in, right?}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 A smile formed reluctantly on Julia's face.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Wel\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 l,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 continued Rhonda, }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 let''s take off and punch ourselves out in eight hours!}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The smiles and laughter became contagious as they grabbed their jackets and ran out the back door.  The spent the rest of the afternoon taking in all of the shops that lined b\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
oth sides of the street.  Eventually, they found themselves at Popeye's pub, where they had a sandwich and a few beers, and decided to kill the rest of the evening with a movie.  After a short walk, they saw the marquee, which read: }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 BRIDE, GHOULS, & PLAN \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 9!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36   Rhonda seemed to have noticed it first, taking Julia's hand and leading her toward the theater.
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \page \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 10. The Second Phase
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
There was a point to this story, but it has temporarily escaped the chronicler's mind.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 -- Douglas Adams, }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
So Long, and Thanks for \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 All the Fish}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Well done!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the Lab Coat Man exclaimed, rubbing his eyes and replacing the pen in his coat pocket, }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Very well done!  Not many subjects have been able to answer our comprehensive questionnaire in under three hours.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Prof. Sigger forced a s\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 mile to his drawn face.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I take it most people are reluctant to answer your questions without knowing how and why they arrived in a place like this.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36   The room, like the holding area, was also concrete, although this section looked more like an office tha
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 n a jail.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 That long haired fellow,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the Lab Coat Man confided, }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
we pulled him out of a urinal.  Dirty trick, really.  Maybe he thinks we're all drug-induced hallucinations.  As far as he's concerned, he was leaning against the bathroom wall in order not \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
to stain his shoes and the next moment he's peeing in our corner.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Sigger tried to nod sympathetically.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Hasn't completed the interview yet,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  he continued.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}
{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Oh that doesn't mean I haven't been able to take a few notes, but I guarantee he'll be missing o\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ut on the entertainment for some time to come!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Now that I've answered your questions, let me ask you --}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Prof. Sigger began.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
No time.  I have a number of errands to run.  You'll find we're quite organized, once you've been here a while.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 A while?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Yes, this may take some time.  All good projects do, as I'm sure you

\par \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 understand.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36   Sigger nodded dumbly.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Now I'm going to turn you over to my assistant, Neoldner.}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The door opened, and twenty year-old resembling a ferret and wearing an identical lab coat entered, a clipboard in his hand.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 He's going to help with the second phase,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the Lab Coat Man said.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Hey,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Neoldner said.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Um... yes,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Sigger replied.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Neoldner \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 took the seat across from Sigger as the Lab Coat Man moved to the doorway.  Forrester, with his strange brown mustache, popped his head into the room.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
I'm going home to finish to schedule for tomorrow this evening.  Do you have everything?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Forrester ask\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ed.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 How could I?  You haven't told me what I need yet,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the Lab Coat Man replied.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I haven't?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 No, I've been with Prof. Sigger since...}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36   He looked at his watch.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 It has been a while, hasn't it?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Prof. Sigger shrugged, although no one noticed that h\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 e had answered.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I thought Frank would have told you,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Forrester said.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Who's Frank?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  asked the Lab Coat Man.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Oh, I forgot!  Frank resigned.  That's when we brought you in.}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Right.  Just after what's-his-name resigned.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Frank.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Exactly.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 That's\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  what I said.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I know, I just repeated it.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Silence.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 So do you need a list?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Forrester asked.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 If you wouldn't mind.  And whatever forms you'll think I'll need.}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Ah, forms.  Yes.  Definitely.  Meet me at my office before you go.}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 And out popped Fo\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 rrester's head from the room.  The Lab Coat Man sighed and turned to Prof. Sigger.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Once we're ready, we should be able to conclude everything quickly.  Neoldner will help you out with the details.  I think you'll enjoy the perks.  The travel.  The entert\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ainment, if you like that sort of thing.}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 What about the entertainment?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Sigger asked.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Soon!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  replied the Lab Coat Man, misunderstanding, his eyes twinkling with an annoying but enigmatic flare.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 So,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Neoldner began after the Lab Coat Man had left, }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 w\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 hat size jacket do you wear?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par 
\par 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \page \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 11. An Unintended Mishap
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  
\par \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 -- Agatha Christie
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Tom walk\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ed into his parents' trailer home to find Alona crying on the couch.  He barely knew her, saw her only twice before, and with Kurt, so he figured she had to be a loser.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Why are you here?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  he grumbled.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Kurt's missing!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  she shouted, and let loose with a \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
protracted wail.  Tom's mother came in and hugged Tom tightly, then slapped him across the cheek.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Your cousin's gone missing, and you don't care!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Tom rubbed his cheek and said, }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
He's probably just sleeping off a date with Rhonda in her backseat!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Alon\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
a wailed again.  Tom couldn't help thinking that if that wail had been sung, it would have raised the hackles of even the greatest opera devotee, a majestic solo of anguish and a thousand angry paper-cuts.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Sorry,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  muttered Tom.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The police won't do anyt\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
hing until he's been gone twenty-four hours!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Betty exclaimed.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Twenty-four hours!  And he disappeared while he was playing in that band of his!}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
  She went on to explain how Alona had called after she received a letter from Kurt -- how he hadn't been at h\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ome or with the band -- how, according to the other members of the band and a half-dozen other witnesses, he had disappeared the night before from a bathroom with no windows.  Tom listened to most of this and nodded.  He kept nodding even after he stopped
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 listening.  Once his mother was done talking, he stopped nodding.  She didn't seem to notice the difference.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The TV across the room was on a little too loud, so he decided to shut it off, grab a sandwich, and sneak out of the house again.  Maybe he should\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 go into work, even though he had the night off.  Maybe get a second job.  He had to earn enough to move out of here.  Enough to move out yesterday.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 And this just in at WXOR,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  said the newscaster.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 An English professor -- }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Turn up the TV, Tommy, will\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  you?!}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 Betty shouted.  Tom sighed, annoyed at being called Tommy in front of a female, and reached for the switch. 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 -- and disappeared earlier today without explanation.  He was discovered missing after an unknown female student was seen running from h\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
is office.  Police are still searching for both Prof. Turgy K. Sigger and the student.  If you have any information, please call the WXOR Viewer Hot Line(R) at 387-4278 -- }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 A scream interrupted the newscaster, which acoustically channeled the shattered d\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
eath of a priceless chandelier.  To Tom's surprise, Alona had leaped from the couch and had grabbed his arms, forcing him to look directly into her eyes.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 That's him!  He just disappeared when I looked the other way!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36   She began to sway, and Tom instincti\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 vely reached for her.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93
}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 He's missing too!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  she cried.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Then she swooned and fell forward perfectly into Tom's waiting arms.  He helped her to the couch as his mother dashed to the kitchen to fill a glass of water.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Tom looked around, as if to see if anyone\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  had been watching him.  If anyone had seen what he had seen.  If there was any way out.  But there wasn't.  
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Tom was utterly, and helplessly, in love.
\par 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \page \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 12.  Cecil Gets Away
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Only the fool, fixed in his folly, may think he can turn the wheel on which he\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  turns.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 --T.S. Eliot
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Cecil stretched and sniffed the air.  Movement, but just the curtains.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 He remembered that Julia had left.  Probably back by dark.  Or not.  She had been sitting on the couch, and he had come from the bedroom and hopped onto her lap\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 again.  After stroking his fur for a while, she held up the shiny thing with the snake on the end.  Cecil had batted it a few times, then ambled off to eat.  Smelled like fish.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Later, Julia had thrown the fuzzy ball a\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
round the apartment, so he ran after it until he was ready for another nap.  Then the phone rang.  Julia left the house without petting him, although he stood near her legs and arched his back.  He slowly padded his way to his pillow, which smelled like J
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 u\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 lia, especially in the morning.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Cecil turned three times before settling down, but a sound stopped him.  A footstep in the hallway.  Then, nothing.  Cecil waited for a moment, watching the doorway, his tail whipping softly on the bed.  After another momen\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
t, he yawned.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 But then another sound, a squeak.  Cecil hopped down from the bed and peered from around the frame.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 A man stood in the hallway.  He moved something in his hand, like a twig, but Cecil  didn't want to play with it.  The man smelled strange. \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 New.  Odd.  If he could have recognized human clothing, he would have recognized a lab coat, a clipboard, a pen.  The balding man, glasses, a slightly weary look, who, after scanning the room, made a note on a yellow 12A.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The man turned and spied Cecil i\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 n the doorway, and Cecil darted into the closet.
\par 
\par 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The Lab Coat Man cursed quietly after he realized that the cat had darted into what appeared to be the world's most cluttered closet.  And the cat was the last (damn) item on Forrester's list!  He wondere
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
d if the Director knew of Forrester's cat phobia, how it was adding to an already full schedule.  He'd have to wait for the next general meeting to bring up the matter, assuming the Director would even attend.  And even by then, Forrester could have requi
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 r\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ed them to round up as many house-cats in Tranquil as he could list on a 12F!
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 He began pawing through twenty-six years' worth of mementos, which were crammed into a space that could barely hold enough office supplies from one small conspiracy.  But enough\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 holes for an orange tabby to hide.  He waited for any kind of movement, and something eventually flickered in the corner of his eye.  He turned to see Cecil pull his head back into the bathroom.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The man's sublingual cursing increased audibly as he trompe\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
d into the bathroom and found find no trace of the cat in the bathtub, behind the toilet, in the sink, or under the sink.   Nowhere.  He cursed audibly and stormed out to see Cecil scamper off the couch and into the kitchen.  He flew toward him, but he'd 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 a\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
lready gone again.  The man let loose an expletive at the top of his lungs that woke the downstairs neighbor who was napping in front of a hockey game.  And with manic grin born of angst and momentary abandon, he struck out the last line and its correspon
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 d\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ing box on the 12F.  His pen capped with a momentary sense of triumph, the man disappeared.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s15\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\cf1\lang1033\langfe255\loch\af37\hich\af37\dbch\af13\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp255 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 
\b\scaps\loch\af36\cgrid0\insrsid5768260 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af0\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\cf1\lang1033\langfe255\loch\af37\hich\af37\dbch\af13\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp255 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Cecil poked his head out of the bedroom closet and into the empty apartment.  The man was gone.  He snorted with satisfaction and hopped onto the bed to continue \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
his nap.  Before laying down, he turned three times.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Coincidentally, the phone began to ring.
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \page \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 13.  Perfection
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Despair is the price one pays for setting oneself an impossible aim.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 -- Graham Greene
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 After waiting for nearly a minute, Justin slammed the\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 phone onto the receiver, muttering something about nine hundred damn miles and not having the decency to be home when someone was calling.  He had to call.  Something was wrong.  He didn't go in for that malarkey about being in touch with the universe or
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
having sympathetic vibrations reach him from a different plane, but, damn it, if there was something wrong, you did something about it.  And he knew something was wrong.  But would have been sent to the loony bin by one of those interns before he could ex
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 p\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 lain it all to another human being properly.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 He didn't give a damn (as those who ventured near him would often discover) about what everyone else perceived as reality.  He saw what he saw.  If no one else saw it, that was up to them.  Sure, he couldn't ve
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
rify it, but did that mean he was crazy?  Not if he was right (which Justin had already concluded), which meant that he was seeing relationships and consequences that everyone else had just learned to ignore or couldn't see in the first place or would nev
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 e\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
r see.  Sometimes he saw it, sometime he just felt it.    It was there, like an invisible web, telling Justin enough to either stay away or to get involved.  And when he got involved, sometimes the people in the thick of it just couldn't understand what J
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 u\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
stin was getting at!   Of course, after the dam had broke, after the cows got loose, after the snake bit the dog, then everyone forgot all about old Justin and concentrated on what was practically too late to fix, unless he had been lucky enough to a have
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
solution ready beforehand.  All too often, he wasn't that lucky.  But now, he felt that too.  Luck.  Invisible, intangible, and someone somewhere was going to feel the heat of it if he ever found out who was planning to harm his only (semi-sane) relative.
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  But Julia wasn't home, so he couldn't warn her that he had had (as she would describe it) a vague impression of imminent danger that only sad, smelly, old Uncle Justin could perceive.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Put that way, perhaps it was best that no one had answered.  Justin sc\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ratched his scalp and decided to have a beer.  He harrumphed quietly, then turned around.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 To his shock (but only mild surprise), there was a balding man with a clipboard standing in his corner taking notes.  J.J felt paralyzed for a moment, until his ange\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
r regained the upper hand, and he reached down, opened the third drawer under the phone, and pulled out a loaded revolver.
\par 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The Lab Coat Man, weary, almost to the last of his forms (a pink 2D with carbons) wished he had could have arranged to appear in a \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
sauna somewhere in darkest Finland, but resolutely kept noting all he was able until he realized somewhere between checkmarks that Justin Nelson was pointing a gun right between his eyes.  At first, he wanted to flip to a red 1A.  Somewhere on a 1A there 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 w\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
as a box relevant to imminent personal danger.  But then, he understood in the microseconds he had left that Justin's finger was pulling the trigger, which was pulling back the hammer, which would imminently fire the bullet in a more or less straight line
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 directly into his tired, balding skull.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 He had expected his life to flash before his eyes, but all he could remember (and in fact see, superimposed over the image of Justin's gun) was a Dali that he could not be sure he had ever seen or had even been pain
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ted.  Perhaps, in those last days of his own early life, studying art history and believing he too was capable of producing something famous, immortal, perfect, he had envisioned such a painting, an abstract only now completed, detailing a life of frustra
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 t\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ion and mediocrity that wound its way, eventually, down to this last moment of nothing.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 It was so beautiful, so tragic, that he held the clipboard over his face as Justin fired once, piercing the thin wood with a single, perfect hole.
\par 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \page \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 14.  Criswell Speaks
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
One is always considered mad when one discovers something that others cannot grasp.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 -- Bela Lugosi, }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Bride of the Monster}
{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Julia and Rhonda ran inside the theater at exactly 7:10 pm.  Still giggling, they bought two tickets from a \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 weary looking man wearing a jacket and a }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Manager}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  tag.  When they hit the concession stand to relieve their munchies, they found a sign that said: }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Closed}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 .
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Aww!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Rhonda whined.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I was getting really hungry too!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 It's too bad I can't hop back there a\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
nd get us some popcorn.  I worked at a theater for two summers when I was in high school.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I beg your pardon?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the Manager inquired, somehow looking five years younger.   }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Do you mean that?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94
}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Oh yes!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  exclaimed Julia.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I was Assistant Manager for a mon\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 th as well!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Would you like a job?  Part-time?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  he asked, regaining another three.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Both woman screamed and hugged each other.  Wiping a tear from her eye, Julia said: }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Sure!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 A smile suddenly broadened upon the Manager's now young and chipper face.  To\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
m had been showing signs of being less than happy with this job.  Perhaps he was ready to move on.  Maybe he needed a push.  Anyway, he had called in sick for the evening, and despite the run of good luck with the second-run bad movies, the Manager did wa
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 n\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 t something left over for a vacation this year.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Julia was about to ask a few questions from her new employer, but a voice like a drunken oracle began to blare from inside the theater.  Julia found herself entranced by the grammatically awkward oratory:
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Greetings my friends.  We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives.  And remember my friends, future events such as these, will effect you in the future.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Julia winced, (and the Manager silentl\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 y cursed Neoldner for threading }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Plan 9}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 instead of the intended Bride of the Monster.)
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
You are interested in the unknown, the mysterious, the unexplainable; that is  why you are here.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 You got the job!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Rhonda suddenly whooped in her friend's ear.  Bu\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
t it seemed more like a distraction than an exclamation of happiness.  Julia looked at Rhonda and the Manager.  Her imagination? or was there something in the space between them, around the building, wrapping tight around the theater doors, something that
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 was just plain... wrong?  For the first time in years, she desperately felt the need to talk to her Uncle Justin.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Julia took a step back from Rhonda.  Her friend's face suddenly fell, and she reached out to her as if to let her know everything was all rig\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ht.  She had the job.  The Manager's eyebrow arched, perhaps a second thought as to his quick hire.  She had to sit down.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I need to sit down,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  her voice echoed her thought.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s15\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\cf1\lang1033\langfe255\loch\af37\hich\af37\dbch\af13\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp255 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 
\b\scaps\loch\af36\cgrid0\insrsid5768260 \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\scaps\loch\af36\dbch\af0\cgrid0\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af0\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\scaps\loch\af36\dbch\af0\cgrid0\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af0\loch\f36 We've got the tickets, don't we?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\scaps\loch\af36\dbch\af0\cgrid0\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af0\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 
\b\scaps\loch\af36\dbch\af0\cgrid0\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af0\loch\f36  Rhonda replied, taking Julia by the arm and l\hich\af37\dbch\af0\loch\f36 eading her into the theater.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af0\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\cf1\lang1033\langfe255\loch\af37\hich\af37\dbch\af13\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp255 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \page \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 15. Chance Happens
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Good luck needs no explanation.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 --  Shirley Temple Black
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 So I says to this guy I says -- }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The TV in the bar was on, and the man at Tom's side was letting his mouth run loose as he sucked back on his\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 third beer in Popeye's none-too-copyrighted Pub.  Jeez, he thought, I finally meet the one, }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 the}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  one, and she's going out with Kurt.  With Kurt!  How does he do it?  I couldn't get a date to save my life (except with Rhonda), and Kurt can't seem to shake t\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
hem off!  Alona's, what, his third this year?
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The rest of the bar was watching a rerun of }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The Simpsons}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 and trying to imitate Barney the drunk.  One fell off his chair in a drunken stupor, which ga\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ined the applause of his comrades.  After he lay on the floor for a minute, they realized it hadn't been an imitation, and they picked him up.  They ordered him a coffee and Kaluhua in the most obnoxious trio of 'Moe the Bartender' voices ever heard east 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 o\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 f the Mississippi.  Some of the bar laughed at this but most just groaned.  Tom still wasn't listening.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 If only... Tom thought.  If only she had come in to see }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Bride of the Monster}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 and gotten bored, and come out to the concession stand to get a drink, a\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 nd began to talk about something -- it wouldn't have mattered what -- and stayed all the way through that entire string of rotten films!
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The guy at Tom's side suddenly realized no one was listening to him and stumbled off to the bathroom.  He nearly bumpe\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
d into a man with a strange brown mustache who took the seat to Tom's right.   He plopped his clipboard onto the bar and ordered a beer.  The bartender gave him a frosted mug of flat Treaty Beer and went back to the television.  Tom, again, didn't notice.
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
That is, until the sight of the man's reflection in the mirror behind the bar caught his attention.  He seemed familiar, but he couldn't be sure.  He was sure he would have remembered that mustache.  The man was looking around for someone, peering into t
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 he far corners of the ill-lit room.  As he did so, Tom noticed the clipboard.  The cover sheet, a form labeled 3G, read: }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \f41\insrsid5768260 \hich\af41\dbch\af13\loch\f41 
Complaints, Problems, Irregularities:  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par {\listtext\pard\plain\ltrpar \rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \cf1\lang1033\langfe255\loch\af41\hich\af37\langfenp255\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f41 1)\tab}}\pard \ltrpar\ql \fi-283\li283\ri0\sl480\slmult1
\nowidctlpar\faauto\ls1\rin0\lin283\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af41\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f41 Find out who's been using Green paper.  N\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f41 
o green paper allowed.  If it's Neoldner, give him restroom duty.  If it's You Know Who, make him fill out all the forms in the proper color.
\par {\listtext\pard\plain\ltrpar \rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \cf1\lang1033\langfe255\loch\af41\hich\af37\langfenp255\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f41 2)\tab}\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f41 
Leave message that Kurt is in Chicago for the weekend; also find and destroy his letter to Alona.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s15\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\cf1\lang1033\langfe255\loch\af37\hich\af37\dbch\af13\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp255 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af41\insrsid5768260 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af0\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\cf1\lang1033\langfe255\loch\af37\hich\af37\dbch\af13\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp255 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Tom read th\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
e note three times before believing it.  Without realizing what he was doing, he raised his mug, causing what was left to dribble on his head.  Then he brought it down, and the mug broke from the handle and bounced on the floor after smashing into the exa
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 c\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
t center of the man's bald spot, who crumpled soundlessly to the floor.  As the bar hooted and laughed at the cartoon antics on the tube, Tom grabbed the clipboard, tucked it inside the man's trousers, and dragged him by his feet out of the bar.
\par 
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\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \page \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 16. T\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 he Decision
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 -- Carl Sagan
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Justin watched the clipboard plummet to the floor, followed by a multi-colored stream of papers, detached f\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
rom the clip, fluttering like autumn leaves.  The wall was marked by a bullet hole, the floor littered with paper, but the man had disappeared.  Justin stood over what would have been the corpse.  He looked at the floor from one angle, then another, and f
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 i\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 nally shrugged and scratched his scalp again.  This was strange...
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 A lot of strange things had happened to him, even since he could remember.  That dog he had.  It was odd moments like this that he remembered how much he missed him.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Had him for thirty ye\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ars.  Never seemed to grow old.  He never told anyone about it -- made the excuse that he just preferred the same type of black lab when the old one got taken to live at his parents' farm.  It was something of a relief when Roosevelt (the dog, named after
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Theodore rather than Franklin Delano) got killed.  It was getting hard to keep up the pretense, especially after the local vets started to compare notes.  But just when it seemed like half the town was talking about the Dog That Wouldn't Die, Justin woke 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 u\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
p and found Roosevelt laying by his feet, even though he had left him out in the back yard and shut the bedroom door.  Roosevelt was lying as content as he'd ever been, but dead.  A coincidence, to say the least.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 But if that had been the end, Justin would\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
n't have thought of him so much.  It was years after his dog's death that he saw him again, standing in the front yard, ready to chase a ball if it ever got thrown again.  Justin had gone to the window, certain that his eyes were playing tricks on him, th
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 e\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 n more certain that they weren't.  Roosevelt just stood there, waiting.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 After Justin had summoned the courage to go outside, Roosevelt had led him the half-mile west to the new elementary school, up to the east-facing double-doors that opened into the kin\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
dergarten.  Inside, the darkness seemed not merely a lack of light but more of something alive, spreading outward from the room and into the playground, toward Justin.  He felt fixed to the spot, unable to do anything but shake, as Roosevelt let out a lon
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 g\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 , slow howl beside him.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
He could not remember how he got home.  He was sitting in his easy-chair, looking outside at the darkness.  No Roosevelt.  No vision, nothing.  But his shoes were on, the soles stuck with wet grass.  Justin had trouble getting a fe
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 w hours' sleep that night.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
The next morning, he was sure the whole thing had been a dream.  Sleepwalking, probably.  He comforted himself with this conclusion as he drove by the elementary school on his way to work.  He slowed as a kickball bounced lazily
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 into the road.  An older child with an orange crossing-guard sash carefully crossed the street to get it.  Justin turned toward the school.  A number of children were playing outside.  Then he saw Roosevelt again.  Standing in the middle of some children
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 .\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
  The smallest children.  The kindergarten class, Justin supposed.  Then Roosevelt was gone.  The ball had been retrieved, and a car behind him honked, but Justin couldn't drive on.  Instead, he parked his truck by the curb and walked to kindergarten the 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 d\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 oors.  Inside, Mrs. Nolla was straightening a few chairs when he entered.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 When she turned and saw him, she gasped and put her hand to her chest. 
\par \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I...}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  she stammered, }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}
{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I wasn't expecting... to see... you... there.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Justin apologized and muttered somet\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
hing about stopping by.  They had met a few times during the last round of school board meetings when the latest draconian cuts had been proposed.  She was a few years from retiring and had a remarkable teaching record -- Justin still came across her old 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 s\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 tudents in his class who remembered her fondly.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 He asked her if anything was wrong, which surprised her again, but she said no.  He offered to help with some last minute cleaning, but she declined, visibly becoming more nervous.  Instead of explaining any
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
thing, which he thought (knew) would make things worse, he decided to invite Mrs. Nolla and her husband to a non-existent faculty dinner on Saturday.  She thanked him, and he left, wondering how quickly he could throw together a faculty dinner on Saturday
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 if they decided to RSVP.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The dinner never happened, because while Justin sat in his third period Physics course, Mr. Nolla entered his wife's class and shot her dead in front of her twenty-six students.  When he shot hi
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 mself a few moments later, he had the decency to do it outside.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Justin tried to live with the guilt, but it kept growing inside him like a child, or like cancer.  He sought ought a psychologist, who kept harranging that it wasn't his fault, a fact Justin 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
knew in his head.  But his heart didn't agree, and soon the pain inside him was so bad he had trouble keeping his food down.  He kept noticing how his colleagues would look at him and whisper... or how their conversations would stop when he entered the ro
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 o\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 m.  Finally, he resigned, sold everything, and moved to Arizona.  Sometimes he would call his sister; usually, he talked to his niece, Julia.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The friends he left behind had heard that he had visited Mrs. Nolla the morning of the shooting.  A few even hint\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ed that Justin had believed that something would happen, but not what or when.  Mr. Nolla hadn't left a note }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \endash }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  perhaps there had been an affair?  But despite varying theories, the general consensus was that Justin had left due to his guilt -- unable to sav\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 e Mrs. Nolla's life.  

\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
They were wrong.  Somehow, the life of Mrs. Nolla had seemed, and still seemed, out of his hands.  Not his responsibility that morning.  Instead, he had failed those twenty-six small, shattered lives.  That was what had haunted him 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 and turned his insides out.  And as he shut himself away, he told himself that he was dealing with the problem head on.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 For years, he had been left alone.  The few who had tried to invade his privacy found out quickly that entrance into his life was by in\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
vitation only.  Trespassers were sometimes shot at, but never actually shot -- until today.  If you can call a body that disappears }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 shot}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 .
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Justin lightly turned over the clipboard with his foot.  He picked it up and raised it to eye level to be sure his \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 eyes weren't fooling him -- they weren't.  Not a drop of blood anywhere.

\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 He turned on a light and tried to make out what he could (given that the pages were no longer in order and had a bullet hole running through them).  He found a white page, marked 3G,\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 that read:  
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s15\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\cf1\lang1033\langfe255\loch\af37\hich\af37\dbch\af13\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp255 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af41\dbch\af0\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af0\loch\f41 Complaints, Problems, Irregularities:  
\par \hich\af37\dbch\af0\loch\f41 1) I don't know who's been photocopying form 3G lately, but they have been doing so on white paper.  Keep in mind that the color code system is there for your benefit, and all forms marked 'G' are meant
\hich\af37\dbch\af0\loch\f41  for goldenrod.  You'll find it tucked away under the photocopier (under the coral).  
\par \hich\af37\dbch\af0\loch\f41 2) After taking notes on Justin and his recent activities, call Julia and leave a message.  Tell her that Justin is ill and hospitalized but that all is well.  Maybe a k\hich\af37\dbch\af0\loch\f41 idney infection (?).
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af0\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\cf1\lang1033\langfe255\loch\af37\hich\af37\dbch\af13\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp255 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Justin reread the note, stunned.  Some kind of conspiracy.  A big one, maybe.  He had been right about the danger (but then, he had known that, although it didn't hurt his faith in his own sanity to get confirmation).  His hand came 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
to rest on some gray sheets that contained a series of mathematical formulas.  He gave them the once over and almost put them down before he realized what they were.  As quickly as he could, he gathered all six gray papers together, put them in order, and
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 read slowly them through.  When he was finished, he was so surprised that when he stopped to scratch his scalp he -- literally -- disappeared.
\par 
\par 
\par 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \page \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 17. In Charge
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Everyone rises to the level of their incompetence.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  
\par \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 -- Traditional
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 And he shot me!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the L\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ab Coat Man shouted (again), flinging himself into a swivel office chair.  He put his hands to his forehead and massaged the red spot right between and just above his eyes that would eventually scar, forever to mark the spot where the bullet struck an ins
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 t\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ant before he had vanished and reappeared back in the basement.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Right between the eyes!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  he bleated.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 No, right between and just above,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Neoldner corrected.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 You've gone over this fifty times now...}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Shut up!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the Lab Coat Man bellowed.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 He shot me!\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36   If he had fired just a millisecond sooner...}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 You'd be dead,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Neoldner noted.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 So what are you going to do about Forrester?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Prof. Sigger, huddled quietly in the corner, added: }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Well, I for one am very glad that you escaped with only --}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Shut up, b\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 oth of you!  I have to think!}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
There was yet another crisis.  Not only had he been shot (almost), two unauthorized persons had possession of clipboards.  Of the two, Nelson was the most likely to make sense of them, but there was no reason to be relaxed a\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
bout the other.  The problem was, no one had a spare.  How was he supposed to look up the relevant procedure if he had lost his (damn) clipboard?!
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Well, he was in charge now, at least until the Director showed up.  Not Forrester, not the clipboa\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
rd.  And he needed some help.  There was only one choice he could make.  He walked out of the office and to the cell.  Kurt was scratching his arm in the garish light cast from the lone bulb.  
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I'm afraid we're running out of time.  You know what will ha
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ppen if we cannot conclude matters by a satisfactory hour.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Kurt continued to scratch.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Does your arm bother you?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 No.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 It wasn't the answer that shocked the Lab Coat Man, but the fact that he had replied at all.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Good!  I mean... too bad!  Good that\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  you answered one my questions, but too bad that -- wait, what made you finally answer one of my questions?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Kurt pondered this for a moment.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
I don't know.  I just got bored.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The Lab Coat Man reached for his pen in order to mark an 'X' on his clipboar\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 d, stopped, and sighed.
\par 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s15\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\cf1\lang1033\langfe255\loch\af37\hich\af37\dbch\af13\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp255 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \page }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\loch\af36\dbch\af0\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af0\loch\f36 18. One Too Many
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af0\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\cf1\lang1033\langfe255\loch\af37\hich\af37\dbch\af13\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp255 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
A story to me means a plot where there is some surprise.... Because that is how life is -- full of surprises.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 -- Isaac Bashevis Singer
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Julia never lost that feeling of uneasiness, so she and Rhonda had left be\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 fore the screening of }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Bride}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
.  As Rhonda drove them past the usual road signs and over predictable bumps, Julia became aware of the magnitude of what had happened.  She had lost her job and gotten a new one all in one night; she had felt something that sh
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
e had always assumed was a figment of her uncle's imagination -- possibly the first symptom of a mental illness; she had sat through one of the worst films she had ever witnessed without finding an excuse to leave.  Everything that she had ever assumed ab
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 o\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ut this dreary town, small in both size and its collective capacity to imagine, about her life, and just about everything else now seemed strange and unfamiliar.  On top of this, Rhonda, after shifting into third gear, was running a hand up her thigh.

\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Uh\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 , I'm, uh... I'm straight,}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  said Julia.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Rhonda muttered something and shifted into fourth, charging through the intersection of Central and Oak just as the light changed to red.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 When Julia finally unlocked her apartment door, she found Cecil and two mess\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ages on the machine waiting for her.  Cecil purred and rubbed her shins with his head.  She picked him up and pressed play on her answering machine.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Message number one:  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Hello, this is Dr. Bernstein calling for Julia Nelson.  Your uncle Justin became deh\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ydrated today and will be at St. Joseph's for a while.  We'll call you as further developments arise at...}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Uncle Justin in the hospital!  I'll have to call the Manager and let him know she needed tomorrow off, she thought.  Would he buy that?  Oh great, \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I'm going to lose two jobs in two days!

\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Before she could rewind, message number two began:  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Hon, this is Justin!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
  Julia gasped and dropped Cecil, who landed perfectly and returned to rubbing her shins.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Don't believe any messages you get about me unles\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
s they're from me!  I shot a fella who got into my house... well, sort of shot him.  I did and I didn't.  He was there one minute and then Poof!  Anyway, there's no body here, so there's no need to call the cops, but he left behind a clipboard that said h
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 e\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  was going to call you and leave a message about me!  I don't know what the hell this is all about, but it's not right!  Say hello to that cat for me.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36   The message ended, and Cecil, not contented with the action he was getting at foot level, jumped up to 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 the counter just as Julia began dialing her uncle to find out just what the hell was going on.
\par 
\par 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \page \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 19. The Meeting
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
He that communicates his secret to another makes himself that other's slave.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 -- Baltasar Gracian
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Supervising Manager Denny was stocking s\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 helves when the Lab Coat Man approached him. 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Denny?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 How'd you get in here?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Back door.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Denny stopped shelving Snack Ramen (6 for a $1) for a moment and looked at his fellow conspirator.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The back door?  We unlock one of the most important secrets of space and time, and you walk in through my back door?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 We, uh... lost a clipboard.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Denny stared for a moment before throwing the empty packing box to the floor.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Oh, Lord.  Who has it?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Remember Tom?  He clocked Forrester at Popeye's.  Took his clipboard.  Which makes a total of two that are missing...}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Two?  What was Forrester doing with two?!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Oh, he only had one.  I, uh, almost got shot by Mr. Nelson and, uh... well, I dropped mine\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 .}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 And you became a Hindu, I see?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 What?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the Lab Coat Man asked, touching his forehead.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 That was the bullet!  Do you realize--?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Just kidding...}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Kidding!  I'm almost killed in the line of duty, and all anyone can think to do is make fun of me b\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ecause at the last second I didn't die!  Am I so dispensable that --}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 All right, calm down.  We need to have a meeting about this.}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Yes, I informed everyone.  They'll meet us.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Good.  We also need to discuss another complication.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 What's that?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 N\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ot what -- who.  Don't worry, I've fired her.  Just a precaution.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The Lab Coat Man nodded vaguely and stuffed his hands in his pockets. 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Well if you're just going to stand there,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Denny said, }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 how about giving me a hand with this mouthwash?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The Lab C\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 oat Man frowned, but began to arrange the bottles of mouthwash (3 for $2) on the opposite shelf.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
If I had known I was going to be shelving, I would have brought the new kid... Kurt.  Why don't you just... move them, you know?  Since we've unlocked one of\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the most important secrets of space and time, why not just--?}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Not until after the final phase, I keep telling you!  We don't know who's watching!  Like that Nelson.  What do we know about him?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Zeke knows that.  Brings him his mail.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Zeke?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Denny \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 asked.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 What?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Zeke replied, filling his basket with hemorrhoid cream (2 for $3) fifteen feet up the aisle.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
You askin' about Justin Nelson, Jr.?  Oh, he's just nuts.  Thought he saw a UFO once, but it was a weather balloon.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36   The trio converged in the m\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 iddle of aisle seven.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 He asks strange questions, that's about all.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 He almost shot me!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the Lab Coat Man exclaimed.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Would you leave that alone for a minute?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Denny asked.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 We'll have to get him out of the way.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 And whoever has Forrester,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Zeke add\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ed.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Something happened to Forrester?!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 exclaimed a black woman at the end of the aisle, who had been comparing prices of toilet paper (2 for $5).  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Who was careless enough to let two of us be compromised?!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36   she demanded. 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Keep your voice down, Shenika,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Denny replied.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93
}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Forrester was in charge of the daily operations, so he's only got himself to blame.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 And who lost the other one?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Shenika demanded.  All turned to the Lab Coat Man.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I'm afraid I was responsible for the o\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ther mishap,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  he admitted, grudgingly.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Yeah, right before you became a Hindu,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Shenika said, noticeably not suppressing a smirk.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Well, you can't be too hard on the old LCM, here,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  said Zeke, }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 'cause Justin has always had a quick temper.  And since he's\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 paranoid, he's more likely to notice something going on.  In fact, I think he thinks there was something going on before he got hold of the clipboard.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Like what?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Denny asked.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I dunno, I was never able to get him to tell me.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 He's a fricking nut,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
said a police officer, who was passing through the store on his rounds.  Aisle seven was filling up.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 He reads books on UFO's, Bigfoot, crop circles, you name it!   And he listens to Art Bell at lot...}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 But no one knows specifically what he knows?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Denn\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 y asked.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Nobody,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  said the policeman.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 He's never opened up to my people down at that hospital.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 And Julia is just like him,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Shenika muttered.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Rubbed off I guess,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  said Zeke.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Inevitable,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the Lab Coat Man added.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Inevitable how?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Shenika demande\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 d.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Well, I just thought... inevitable,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  he mumbled, straightening another row of mouthwash.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 An old lady turned the corner with a shopping cart.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Are all of you going to block the aisle?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 she asked.  The Lab Coat Man, Denny, Zeke, Shenika, and the polic\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 e officer turned.  At the sight of her, their backs stiffened and their heels ever so slightly clicked together.  
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Don't worry about Julia.  There's plenty of other work for you to be doing,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 she said.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 All right!  Meeting's over!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The crowd, except fo\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 r Denny, quickly dispersed.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Now, young man,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  she asked, }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I found my Depends, but could you tell me where I might find the Metamucil?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \page \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 20. Love in Bloom
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Give me golf clubs, fresh air and a beautiful partner, and you can keep the clubs and the fresh ai\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 r.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 -- Jack Benny 
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 When Alona began to regain consciousness, she thought she saw Tom drag the body of what looked like a mad scientist inside the trailer home.  
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I'm not feeling too well,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  she muttered.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 How's that, dear?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Betty asked, stroking her patient's head.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I'm hallucinating about Tom dragging the body of a mad scientist -- }{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 You're not hallucinating.  He just did,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  she replied.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Well, he might not be mad, but I wouldn't trust anyone with that mustache!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Oh.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
For some reason, this did not disturb her.  During her blackout, she had dreamed of a subtle shift in the circumstances that kept her universe in equilibrium.  She was too disorientated to judge whether this was a dream or not, but at least she no longer
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
felt like crying.  In the kitchen, Ritchie, Tom's father, had just come home from work and was searching for a cold Pabst to drink in front of the news.  He watched his son drag the man's body into the center of the room, drop his legs, and turn toward Al
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 o\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 na.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s15\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\cf1\lang1033\langfe255\loch\af37\hich\af37\dbch\af13\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp255 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\dbch\af0\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af0\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\dbch\af0\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af0\loch\f36 Who the hell's that?!}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\dbch\af0\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af0\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\dbch\af0\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af0\loch\f36  he cried.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af0\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\cf1\lang1033\langfe255\loch\af37\hich\af37\dbch\af13\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp255 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
But Tom wasn't listening.  He was looking deeply at Alona, who was looking back.  Alona felt her heart flutter; instantly, she knew.  The trailer seemed to glow in a light she had never believed existed.  Tom kept he\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
r gaze as he stepped over the body, stood before her, and took her outstretched hand in his.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I did this for you,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Tom said simply.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I know,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Alona said, and she did.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Anyone care to tell me what this has to do with Kurt and that professor?
}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Ritchie ask\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ed, cracking open a bottle and taking a long-deserved drink.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Tom and Alona, their gazes locked, now holding both hands, seemed to glow somehow in the lower-middle class splendor of the trailer home.  Betty, watching the exchange with incredulous eyes, fin
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ally sighed and her own hands slipped together over her heart.  Ritchie, noting his wife's reaction, allowed himself an ironic smile.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Oh, for crying out loud,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  he muttered.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Tom!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Tom and Alona jumped and turned toward the voice, their hands dropping b\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 y their sides.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Why did you just drag an unconscious scientist into my home?}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Tom turned toward the body.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Oh, him!}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
  Tucked in the front of the man's trousers was a clipboard.  Tom extracted it and handed it to his dad.  Both parents read the top sheet\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 , their faces turning pale.  
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Does this mean what I think it means?  Richie?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 He nodded slowly.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 This settles it.  They were kidnapped,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 Ritchie pronounced authoritatively.  Tom and Alona did not hear.  Their eyes and hands had found each other's once \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 again.  Tom attempted to say something meaningful and clever but only managed a half-swallowed:  }{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I love you.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I love you,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  replied Alona, and the room seemed to begin to slowly revolve around a newly formed sun.  Betty peeked at them over the clipboard,
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  but Richie raised it again.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Aww...}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  she cooed.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Now, hon',}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  he admonished gently.
\par 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \page \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 21. How the World Works
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 -- Leo Rosten
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Julia felt a scream building.  Cecil wouldn't stop rubbing her legs
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
, Uncle Justin wasn't answering the phone.  He shot somebody, but there was no one there to have been shot.  Rhonda, having flirted with all of the men in Tranquil, had started flirting with her.  Seeing things that weren't there, or if they were there, t
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 h\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ings she didn't want to know anything about.  Losing jobs, getting jobs.  Being caught up in a world that she could barely make sense of, running by so quickly by that there was no chance to catch up.  Concerns of that general nature were making it tempti
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 n\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 g to rip the phone from the wall and throw it through the sliding glass door.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 She settled for slamming the receiver down.  Cecil jumped and skittered away.  Julia, for once, was going to make this a three cigarette day.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 And}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 smoke indoors.  She grabbed her purse and scrounged inside for the pack.  Her old one was gone, but a new one, wrapped in a red ribbon, was in its place.  Had to be from Rhonda.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Oh great,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Julia muttered.  Do I take it or not?  It's not exactly red rose\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
s or from someone I'd want roses from, so if I take them, am I sending a signal I don't want to send, or...  The debate could have lasted longer -- on a better day, it would have, but this wasn't one of those days.  She ripped open the pack, jammed a ciga
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 r\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ette between her lips, and flicked her lighter.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 As the flame touched the end of her cigarette, a hand smacked it from her mouth, sending it flying over Cecil's head and onto the couch.  The cigarette suddenly burst into a small fireball, sending a cushion
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 up with it.  As Cecil sped off for the safety of the bedroom, Julia grabbed her least favorite throw pillow and beat it against the flames.  Whoever had just appeared next to her tossed a flower vase full of water (and one white rose) onto the cushion.  
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 W\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ith a sizzle, the fire died, leaving a burn mark and a pathetic flower on the center of Julia's couch.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Well, this is the end of a perfect day!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  she yelled, turning to whoever it was who had just appeared.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I told you smoking wasn't good for you,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Uncle \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Justin said, scratching his armpit with a clipboard.  Julia figured that the worst thing she could do right now would be to have a temper tantrum, but decided to throw one anyway.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 What -- is -- going -- on?!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  she yelled.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Justin shook his head and motion\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ed with his hand to calm down.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Look, this is going to take some explaining.  Let's sit down and -- no, I guess we can't sit there now, can we?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
I can hear it standing up!  First, you're in the hospital; then, you're not.  You shot somebody, but you did\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 n't, and then you break into my apartment just as -- }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I didn't break in,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  he interrupted.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 
\'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I just that second got here.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Without opening the door?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Without opening the door.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Julia took a long look at her Uncle's face.  He wasn't drunk, and he was\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 n't lying.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 OK, maybe I do need to sit down,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 she said, sitting on the carpet and pulling her knees to her face.  Justin grunted as he managed to get his body to sit (and not fall) beside her.  They waited in silence for a minute.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 So what's going on?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  J\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ulia asked.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Something to do with this clipboard,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Justin said, handing it to her.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Flip to the front.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Julia read through the directions concerning Uncle Justin and the outline of how Julia could be removed if necessary.  Someone would slip her some kn\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ock-out cigarettes.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Knock-out cigarettes?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  she asked incredulously.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Well, from what I've seen, this isn't the most intelligent conspiracy in the world.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
You'd at least think they'd check to see if their knock-out medicine was flammable.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Probably a\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 lcohol based.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Why not just slip me a mickey, then?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 How much do you drink?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Hardly at all.  Occasionally when I'm with -- }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 What?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Rhonda must be in on this.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Are you still hanging out with her?  She's bad news.  Her family owned Tranquil's on\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ly brothel about eighty years ago, and --}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 No ancient history lessons, please,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Julia said.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Well it wasn't ancient to my grandfather, who -!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
All right, pax, pax!  Sorry for using that word.  So how did you get in here?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 That's the gray section, towards the end.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Julia flipped through and tried to read them.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 This is worse than 'Finnegans Wake'.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
You don't know the half of it.  But as I was reading that, I got blipped to Wildwood Park.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Blipped?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Pinged.  You know,\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 there one second, gone the next.  Zap!  All the way from Arizona to Wisconsin!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 That's what 'blipped' is.  OK, so what were you doing in Wildwood Park?}
{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Hard to say.  I was reading this over, trying to remember all the math I knew ten years ago, think\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ing about how I used to come up with ideas for class while I walked Roosevelt, about how we used to walk through Wildwood Park on Sundays, how I used to sit on that bench across from the swings, and next thing you know, I'm sitting on that bench looking a
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 t\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the swings!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
So, you're saying that if I went through these pages and thought of, say, Nova Scotia, you would have blipped there instead?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Sort of.  It's a set of equations that tells you how to travel anywhere instantly.  It took a few more tries to \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 get it to work again, but in the last few minutes I've been over half the globe.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Julia closed her eyes so Uncle Justin wouldn't see her roll them.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 He tapped her on the arm, and when she opened her eyes, he handed her a brochure in French.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 From the Lou\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 vre,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  he said.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I thought they'd be closed by now,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  she muttered.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 They are,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Justin replied.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 You realize the damage this will do the economy,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  she said, flinging her hands in the air in mock exasperation.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 No more gasoline, cars, airlines --}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I don\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 't need sarcasm right now, Jule,}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Justin said.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I need some help.  Now.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 So,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Julia sighed, }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 my choices are:  either accept the possibility that you may have done the impossible, or ostracize you like a kook along with the rest of humanity despite the e
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 vidence of my senses.  Right?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I think,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Justin said, }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 you've finally figured out how the world works.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par 
\par 
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\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \page \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 22. The Plan
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
If life doesn't offer a game worth playing, then invent a new one.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 -- Anthony J. D'Angelo 
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Denny walked into the interrogation r\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 oom to find Neoldner and Kurt giggling inside a cloud of smoke.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Oh cripes,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Denny muttered.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 When they heard Denny in the doorway, they stopped moving, slowly turned toward him, and starting giggling again.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Denny clenched his fists and exhaled slowly.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 OK, Neoldner, why don't you take five?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Neoldner nodded in agreement and stepped into the hallway, giggling all the way out.  Once he had left, Denny gave Kurt a quick stare, and suddenly, Kurt's giggling stopped.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Whoa, what did you do?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  he asked.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
had to remove whatever it was you didn't inhale from your bloodstream,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 he said.  His legs suddenly felt limp, and his steadied himself against the wall.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 It takes something out of you to work that precisely.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36   Slowly, he moved toward the other chair and \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 sat down.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 When am I going to learn to do that?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Kurt asked.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
If we had a clipboard, we'd start ASAP, but we're kind of screwed right now.  Forrester's taken, along with his copy; Justin Nelson has another.  We were making more, but our copier ran out of\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  toner.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Kurt pondered this for a moment.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 What kind of organization is this?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The shoe-string kind.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Well, if you can't get your hands on some toner, how do you expect to take over the frigging world?!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Denny gave Kurt a dark look.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Sorry...}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Kurt\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  muttered.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
As it happens, we're not trying to take over the 'frigging' world.  We're trying to create our own.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Kurt guffawed and slapped his knee, and stopped when he noticed that same scowl on Denny's face.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 OK, so, you're trying to create your own w\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
orld...}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Neoldner, stumbling his way past door, and still giggling, shouted: }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Planet Wisconsin!  Woo-hoo!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Kurt covered the smile on his face with his hand.  Denny sighed, stood, and shut the door.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Not a new planet, a new world.  There's a lot we can d
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 o, now that we've figured out the secret.  Moving from point A to point B in zero time is just one aspect.  Moving from one alphabet to another takes organization.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I'm lost.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
OK, follow the metaphor.  You're in the restroom, then you're here.  Point A\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  to point B.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Uh-huh.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
You're here, and then you're in a new world.  Not another planet, another level of existence.  Somewhere you normally can't get to from here.  You've gone from point A to point }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'b5}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 .  That's where we're trying to get to.  Got it?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Kurt thought about this.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 So why this conspiracy?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 It'll take a concerted effort if we're going to take the town with us.}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Kurt's jaw dropped.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 All of it?}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Every last citizen and every last piece of concrete.  A community isn't an easy thing to buil\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 d, is it?  So we'll just bring along what we've got.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Including Wildcat Graham?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Who?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 She's a senior at Tranquil High.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Yes, if she's in town.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 What about Wendy Branwell?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Yes, her too,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Denny said, placing his head in his hands.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 And --}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The door burst opened.  Denny and Kurt turned to see Prof. Sigger enter wearing a white lab coat and holding a clipboard -- a smirk borne of a thousand cut-throat departmental meetings perched cruelly on his lips.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Allow me,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  said the latest recruit.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Du\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 e to recent vacancies I was offered a post... tenure track, of course!  Let me interrogate this capitalist.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I'm a capitalist,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Denny said, sternly.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Oh yes, yes,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Prof. Sigger replied.  He turned to Kurt.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 
\'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Now, when did you first notice that you were \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 being indoctrinated by right-wing ideologues?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 What?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Kurt asked, scratching his arm.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
When did you become a mind-numbed robot?  Why have you become resistant to income redistribution?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36   
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Kurt looked at Denny, who was rubbing the bridge of his nose.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 It's going to be a perfect world with him along?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Kurt asked.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Denny looked up and stared at his colleague for a moment, who then disappeared.  The clipboard fell to the floor.  Kurt stared at the space before him that used to occupy Prof. Sigger.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Cool..\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 .}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  he whispered.
\par 
\par 
\par 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \page \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 23. Real Love
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  

\par \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 -- Song of Solomon 8:7
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Ritchie flipped through the clipboard one more time before placing it on the table between his recliner and his wife's rocking chai\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 r.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Did you find anything useful?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 Betty asked, without looking up from her knitting.  Tom and Alona sat across from them on the coach, holding hands and gazing into each other's eyes.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Did we ever look that stupid?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Ritchie whispered.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Oh yes,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Betty replied confidently.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Thank God I'm getting old,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Ritchie grunted.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Now, hon',}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Betty admonished gently.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
I only found one name in there that might help us at all.  Any idea where Seltsam Street or Avenue or whatever it is might be?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 No idea.  \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Are you sure it's a street and not a name of somebody?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
A couple pages referred to it as a meeting place.  I guess we'll have to see if the Lovebirds birds know anything.  Standby with a bucket of cold water in case I can't get through,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  he said.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Betty \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 chuckled and kept knitting.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Ritchie cleared his throat.  Getting no response, he tried again with gusto.  He considered tossing the TV Guide at them, but figured that would be too humiliating.  So he settled on using his 'voice of authority':  }{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Hey, Loveb\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 irds!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The Lovebirds jumped slightly and turned toward the voice, as if unaware that anyone else had been in the room.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Any idea where Seltsam Street or Avenue or whatever it is might be?}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Seltsam?  Sounds German,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Alona said.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Seltsam Way?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Tom asked\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 .
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Could be,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Ritchie said.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 That's that cul de sac that ends up behind the theater.}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Oh!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Betty said.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Remember when they rezoned Doege?  They put in Vine Avenue and the library and cut off Seltsam, remember?  There were those town meetings about it \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
-- oh my, that would have to be thirty years ago!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
That has been a while!  I forgot all about that street.  Tom, does any other business have access to Seltsam?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 But Tom and Alona had already lost themselves again in each other's eyes.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Oh for Pete's s\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ake!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Ritchie muttered.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 They make such a wonderful couple,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Betty sighed.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
A couple of what is what I'd like to know...  Now listen here, Lovebirds!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
  The Lovebirds turned.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Whatever's going on, the people who are working with this guy,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Ritchie said, 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 pointing to the still unconscious Forrester, lying in the corner with a pillow under his head and Betty's second-best afghan over him, }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 
\'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 meet at Seltsam.  If the only place you can get to from there is that theater, then maybe that's where they are.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Tom s\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 lapped his hand to head.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The theater!  The basement!  It's huge, and the Manager never lets me go down there!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Alona smiled and said: }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
I knew you'd figure it out!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Ritchie felt like reclining his chair all the way back and calling it a night, but his w\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ife reached over and patted his hand, which was all the support he needed, all that he would ever need, to get up in spite of himself and do what had to be done.
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \page \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 24. Challenging assumptions
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
I have learned throughout my life as a composer chiefly through\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  my mistakes and pursuits of false assumptions, not by my exposure to founts of wisdom and knowledge.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 -- Igor Stravinsky
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 And there's something else about this movement business,}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 Justin began, still sitting on the floor and leaning back against a dry portion of the couch.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Where did Cecil go?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Julia asked, looking around the corner into the bedroom.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I don't know.  The thing about this instantaneous movement is -- }{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Cecil!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  sh\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 e called.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 
\'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Kitty, kitty, kitty!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 He's probably in the bathroom,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Justin grunted.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 
\'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Hiding.  He'll come out in his own time.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I know, I'm just feeling paranoid right now.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I understand.  But the thing about this movement -}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Look, I can barely follo\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
w physics when I can think straight -- which is not now -- so skip over that and just tell me where we go from here.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Justin sighed.  What good was discovering something important if no one wanted to hear about it?
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 There's only one thing we can do.  We \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
find Seltsam, whatever that is.  That's probably where they're operating from.  I don't know what they're planning, but from what's written in here, it's big!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Uncle Justin, you've stumbled on the secret of instant travel, you've gone half-way around the\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  world in the last hour or so, and you don't have the first clue where Seltsam is.  Is that what you're trying to tell me?}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Justin grimaced.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Yeah.  And with their freedom of movement, I'd say it could be anywhere on Earth.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I think I can find out,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  sh\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
e said, standing up and walking to the phone.  She began to dialing, but suddenly stopped and turned to Justin.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Uncle Justin, would you mind... just going somewhere else for a moment?  Like outside?  No, go outside the normal way, through the door.  Than\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
k-you.  And shut it behind you!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
  Justin allowed himself to be forced outside, where he waited at the top of the steps, wondering whether or not he could blip himself a coat if the wind got any colder.
\par \tab 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Oh, but baby!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Rhonda squealed on the other end of\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the line.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I'm not supposed to say!  I didn't want to give you those cigarettes!  Denny told me to!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Denny's in on this, too?!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Oops,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Rhonda muttered.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Well, forget Denny for a minute.  I just need to know how to get to Seltsam.  Is it an avenue?  \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 A street?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 How to get to Seltsam-ee Street!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Rhonda sang, her voice growing farther away.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Just how wasted is she this time? Julia wondered.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Hello!  Earth to Rhonda!  Put the phone back to your ear, darling.  Tell me where Seltsam is and I'll let you g\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 et back to... whatever it was you were doing.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Oh, I've been up to my eyeballs in what I've been doing -- !}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Julia nearly hung up the phone, but decided she had to try one more trick before giving up.  She leaned against the counter and tried to make he\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 r voice sound threatening.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Tell me where Seltsam is or I'll send you off God knows where!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 There was a sobering silence at the other end.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 What?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
You know what I mean.  Zap!  You're somewhere else.  Only it'll be worse than Tranquil.  Worse than Wisc\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 onsin!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Arkansas?!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Rhonda shouted with disgust.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
What's so bad about -- I mean, yes, Arkansas!  Right in the middle of... of Hindsville!  In Madison county.  A dry county!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Oh God, no!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Rhonda wailed.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Uncle Justin has the clipboard all ready...  On
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the count of three?  One, two...}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Stop!  You win!  It's Seltsam Way, the street behind the theater!}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Where I just got hired?  Was that all part of this too?!}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Well, what do you think?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Rhonda said.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 That it was all just coincidence?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Julia stood listening to the silence for a moment, and then hung up the phone.  Justin stepped out of the bathroom.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I thought you were waiting outside!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 It got cold.  I didn't have my jacket!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I suppose you heard all of that,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  she said.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Most of it.\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36   Where's Seltsam?}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Seltsam Way, behind the theater.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Oh yeah.  I forgot about that road.  Well, we better get going.}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Julia picked up her keys.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Wait.  You didn't see Cecil in there, did you?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Not unless he got inside the cabinets.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Julia went in\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
to the bedroom and looked around.  She lifted the skirt of the bed and peered underneath.  No cat.  She looked in the closet.  No cat (as far as she could tell, with all of her junk in the way).
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 We have to get going,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Justin commented.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Cecil!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Julia ca\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 lled.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 He's just hiding!  We have to go, now!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Julia shrugged and sighed.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 So how's it done?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 You won't need your keys, but take them if you want,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  he said.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Hold my hands.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 For a moment, Julia began to feel the room spin.  And then, she wondered ho\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 w it was that she had reached the exact center of the universe.
\par 
\par 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \page \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 25. When it hits the fan
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Truth is the only safe ground to stand on.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 -- Elizabeth Cady Stanton
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 When Prof. Sigger found himself standing three miles outside of town on County Highway A, \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
he was, to say the least, chagrined.  He tried thumbing a ride from a couple in a pickup, but no luck.  They were too busy necking.  One of them, however, did throw an empty beer can to him.  
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 After studying his situation carefully, he decided that he eit\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
her must walk the three miles or try that new method of movement that was supposed to be listed in the gray section of the clipboard.  And considering that he hadn't exercised regularly in years, the clipboard seemed to be the better option.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
With only the starlight behind him, he began to read his way through the higher math.  It wasn't easy, but at the end of four minutes, he decided that the section in question had to be interpreted subjectively.  This had been a theme of his academic caree
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 r\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
, so the conclusion hadn't come as a surprise.  It was amazing how elastic a text could be given the right kind of reader.  In fact, he had often convinced himself (when lecturing to a room full of stupefied students) that only he and his method could arr
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 i\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ve at any kind of coherent, but highly tentative, meaning.  When he had debated the subject years before, the experience of reading had come down to an indeterminacy that left out the possibility of conclusive understanding.  This disappointed many of his
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
undergraduates, but then, reality was more often than not a disappointment.  His writings on the matter had taken him a long way at the beginning of his career, but after years of more ardent methods of spiritual exploration, late at night, with several f
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 r\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
iends keeping a bloodshot eye out for the police, his writing had lost something of the cohesiveness it once had.  He had always assumed that he would get it back one day, but lately, the face he encountered in the mirror looked more like his father's tha
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 n\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 his own, and although he had taken some positive strides to get back into the lit. theory game, he hadn't enjoyed much success.  This new venture, however, seemed to be the turnaround.  Having this kind of power would turn not a few heads -- networking b
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 e\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ing the prime ingredient in any good, tenured position.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Skimming through the pages one last time, he decided that he had arrived at a justifiable understanding of the matter.  Perhaps he would make an entrance at the exact spot where he had left.  Or just
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  outside the theater.  Or perhaps on the roof.  Too dramatic?  He settled for just outside the theater's back door, in Seltsam Way.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 He closed his eyes in order to concentrate on the math, felt that peculiar sensation of vertigo, and felt a cool wind blow \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
on his face.  He opened his eyes to find himself hovering a thousand feet above Tranquil.  His heart stopped beating as he began to fall, but began again, much to his relief as well as anguish.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 He nearly let go of the clipboard, but managed to clutch it t\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
o his chest as the pages, his clothes, and the Earth, began to flutter violently around him.  The fell past some kind of balloon, reached out to catch hold of it, but it was too late.  Now, the only thing that could save him were those few pages whose con
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 t\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ents he had just forgotten, thanks to a somewhat reduced short-term memory.  The only numbers he could recall (as he struggled to find and not lose his place) was his rate of descent:  thirty-two feet per second per second.  Something inside him wondered 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 h\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ow long it would take to reach the end of his fall, and something else answered that this could not be known without ascertaining one's starting altitude.  Strange, he thought, what you think of when you find yourself airborne without a parachute.  But he
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
forced himself to focus on what little he could read as he tumbled toward to the ground.  And though he had spent the bulk of his academic career teaching his students that truth, with its duplicitous and mutable definitions, could never be found in a tex
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 t\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 , he began to search, quickly and sincerely, for meaning.
\par \tab 
\par 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \page \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 26. It Falls Together
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Everybody has got to die, but I always believed an exception would be made in my case.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 -- William Saroyan
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The station-wagon swerved around the corner (as it had all th\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
e previous), jolting and jarring its passengers from one side to another.  Tom and Alona, in the back seat, were thrown next to each other at near regular intervals, wondering how long their luck would last. With a final, sharp turn of the wheel, Ritchie 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 h\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 alf-drove, half-skidded off Central and into the back alley known as Seltsam Way.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 There it is!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  he shouted.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 This isn't a cavalry charge, dear,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Betty muttered, having braced herself in the passenger seat as best she could throughout the horrible ride.

\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Now we'll see what's going on around here!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  he replied.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 It was when a man dressed in a lab coat plunged from the sky and slammed into their hood, pitching the car forward and then back onto its wheels as the body rolled off the windshield and into the a
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 lleyway behind them that Ritchie finally applied the brakes.  The wagon skidded to a stop, turning as it slid until the vehicle became lodged in the narrow alley.  After the occupants caught their breath, Betty spoke.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I think you hit him,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  she said.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 didn't hit him, he hit me!}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Ritchie replied.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Look at the hood!  The car's totaled!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Tom cried.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 He fell on us!  How could I know he was going jump and land on my car?!}
{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Who are they?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Alona asked, looking past Tom as they sat pressed against the door.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Who?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Ritchie asked.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 That old guy and... isn't that what's-her-name from Osco?}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Do the doors still work?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Betty asked in a shaky voice.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 They did, and the four of them crawled out the driver's side and slowly made their way on unsteady feet toward t\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 he body.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 You got one!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  shouted the old man.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Justin...}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the girl admonished.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 You know him?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Ritchie asked, pointing to the man the coat.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Never seen him before, but I'm guessing he's one of them.}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 How do you know?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Betty asked.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 And, coincidentally, the contents of a clipboard came fluttering down upon them like leaves.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Justin Nelson,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Justin said, extending his hand to Ritchie.  Introductions were made all around.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Didn't you work at Osco?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Alona asked.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Until they fired me!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Julia replied.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93
}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 And then they hired me here.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Here?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Tom asked.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Doing what?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Concessions.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 My job?!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Be glad you were out of it,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Alona said.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Yeah, but I wasn't even told I was fired!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 So who is this guy?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Ritchie repeated.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I don't know.\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36   No name tag,}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Justin replied.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 He's moving!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Betty shouted.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 All turned toward the man who lay in the alley.  Somehow, he was still alive, gasping for breath.  When his gaze caught Alona's, she recognized him.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Professor Sigger!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  she shouted.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Alona..\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 .}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  gasped the professor.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 You're involved in this?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Ritchie demanded.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Tricked me...  Fascist swine...}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Justin bent down to the dying man's ears.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Quick, man!  Why are they doing this?!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Trying to take the town with them,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  he gasped.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Conspiracy... \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 half the town... ran out of toner...}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 
\'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Shouldn't we call an ambulance?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Betty asked, wringing her hands.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Prof. Sigger looked back at Alona and with his dying breath said: }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Damn....}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The group stood around the corpse, unsure of what to do.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Half the tow\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
n?  Probably the police are in on this too, then.  Can't call them,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 Justin said.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Shouldn't we cover him up?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Betty asked.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I think we need to get into that theater first,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Ritchie said.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 He said something about taking half the town.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 
\'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 If they can, we\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 're in real trouble,}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Justin said.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 But what does it mean?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Alona asked.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The way they move.  Instantly.  That's how they kid
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 nap people.  They move them or themselves instantly from one point to another.  That's probably what this guy meant.  Their goal must be to take the town with them,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Justin said.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 That's stupid,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Tom muttered.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 No!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Alona said.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 That's what happened to \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Prof. Sigger!  He was there one second and gone the next!  And that's how they got Kurt!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Just what is going on here?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Betty asked.  
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 We won't know that until we get inside,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Justin replied.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Right,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Ritchie began.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Let's sneak in the back, and -- we\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ll, we'd have to crawl over the car to get in.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Forget that.  They'll be expecting us now.  Might as well use the front door,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 Justin concluded.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 They agreed and began the short walk around the building to the main entrance.  Julia, unusually quiet, was\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 the only one who didn't follow immediately.  Her attention was fixed on a piece of paper that had fallen on Prof. Sigger's face, covering him just as Betty had wanted.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Julia bent down and saw that it was a form labeled 3G, }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Complaints, Problems, Irregula\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 rities:}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36   The rest was blank.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Did you ever have one of those days,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Julia found herself repeating, }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 when you think you've noticed something everyone else has missed?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \page \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 27. Their Last Stand?
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics ar\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 e always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 
\'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 -- Bertrand Russell
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 You killed Prof. Sigger,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  said the Lab Coat Man, pacing back and forth in the basement hallway.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 How could you?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I didn't kill him,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Denny repeated, rubbing h\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
is face with his hands.  He sat inside the small office, leaning back as far as he could in the one decent office chair the conspiracy had acquired.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I sent him outside of town, and the idiot tried to get back without using the proper steps.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94
}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 And shot h\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
imself a thousand feet in the air?  On his first try?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 You know what I know...}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
  Denny leaned forward until he was sitting straight, took a cigarette from his pack, and lit up.  The Lab Coat Man continued to pace.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 How could he interpret }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 that}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  from our n\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 otes?!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I don't know!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 There's no smoking down here,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the Lab Coat Man complained, as Denny blew a long, slow cloud into the room.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 There is now,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  he replied.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 All I did was send Sigger out of town for a little while.  The rest is on him.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 'Out of \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
town'?  You mean -- you were trying to make sure we didn't take him with us, weren't you?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Don't tell me you weren't tempted.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The Lab Coat Man considered this.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
OK, I won't, because I was, if you understand me.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Denny waved his hand as if to say:  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 W
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 hatever.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 You'll still have to tell the Director,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the Lab Coat Man.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 
\'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I'm not going to!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Tell me what?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  asked a voice.  The men turned as the Manager walked in.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 We have bad news,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the Lab Coat Man said.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Or good news, depending on your poin\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
t of view,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 Denny muttered.  He avoided the stern look that the Lab Coat Man gave him momentarily.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 We've lost Sigger,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the Lab Coat Man said.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 So?  Get him back,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the Manager/Director replied.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 It's not like you need a travel voucher.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 No, we lost hi\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 m,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Denny said.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 He's lying in Seltsam Way after falling from... a great height.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The Director paused.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
How did he get to a great height in the first place?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 He must have ignored the information on the second page,}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Denny said.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I sent him out of tow\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 n to... to cool off.  He decided to come back the easy way, and then --}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36   Denny slapped his hand on the table.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Oh dear,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the Director replied.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Indeed,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the Lab Coat Man added.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Indeed what?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the Director asked.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Nothing,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the Lab Coat Man muttered, t\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 urning away.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I see you don't know, then,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the Director said.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Know what?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Denny asked.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The Manager swung his hands apart and then together in loud clap.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 They're right outside.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Who?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  asked the Lab Coat Man.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 All of them.  Justin, Julia, Tom, Alona\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
, Ritchie, Betty...}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Outside?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Nearing the front doors as we speak.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Denny muttered a curse, stood up, tossed his cigarette to the floor, and crushed it under his foot.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Get Kurt,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  he said to the Lab Coat Man, }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Neoldner, anybody.  Extra-Short Notice \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Emergency Meeting, or whatever the hell Forrester would call it.  Whoever's available.  No, I take that back.  Whoever's available and sober.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 That leaves out Rhonda, then,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the Lab Coat Man sighed.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 But what could they do?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  asked the Director.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 We've \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 got almost the entire town on our side.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Why do you think we take new recruits by surprise?  It comes down to willpower.  A willing or unsuspecting subject is a lot easier to move than someone who's fighting you.  You'd have known that if you'd bother to\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 read what we sent you!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
I financed what I could, gave us a place to work, but I left it up to Forrester to --}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Never mind,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Denny said.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Let's get up there before anything else happens.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36   He brushed past the Director and the Lab Coat Man, past open c\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ardboard boxes that contained their extra supplies, including clipboards, paper, and lab coats still wrapped in plastic.
\par 
\par 
\par 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \page \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 28. Breaking the Law
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and as\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 -- Albert Einstein
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Where's Julia?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Uncle Justin asked.  Tom's hand had just reached the door of the theater, and everyone looked around.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I thought she was behind me,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Betty said.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Did you see h\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 er?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Tom asked Alona, thankful for the excuse to gaze into her eyes.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 No,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  she replied, gazing back.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 They heard footsteps, and Julia came jogging up to them from around the theater.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Where have you been?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  asked Uncle Justin, the concern evident in his v\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 oice.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Thinking,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  she replied, brushing the hair out of her eyes.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Couldn't you do that without waiting behind?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s15\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\cf1\lang1033\langfe255\loch\af37\hich\af37\dbch\af13\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp255 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\dbch\af0\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af0\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\dbch\af0\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af0\loch\f36 Like you should talk,}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\dbch\af0\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af0\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\dbch\af0\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af0\loch\f36  Julia mumbled to herself.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af0\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\cf1\lang1033\langfe255\loch\af37\hich\af37\dbch\af13\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp255 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The rest of the group began looking around at the other shops on the street.  For some re\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ason, they were all closed.  Traffic had dwindled down to nothing.  The street-lights had come on early, revealing a deserted town.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 We'd better hurry,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Ritchie said.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}
{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Is the door open?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 

\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I think so,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Tom replied, reaching for the door again.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Wait,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  J\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ulia said.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 
\'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 That's what I wanted to say.  Something is wrong.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 What?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  they asked.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I don't know.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 They stared at her for a moment, trying to figure out if she was being serious.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Did you see something?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Uncle Justin asked, wondering if there was some\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  danger that he had missed.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
No, that's just it.  There's something wrong here.  And it's more than this conspiracy.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 That may be,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Ritchie began, }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 but right now we have to see what they're up to and where Kurt is.  Try the door, Tom.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 But --}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Julia b\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 egan.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Tom pulled at the door, which swung silently open.  The lights were on, but the lobby was deserted.   A large sign rested on an easel announced the films of the evening.  Tom walked up to it and gave it a kick, toppling the stand and sending the sig
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 n into the corner.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 That's theater property,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  said the Director, somehow stepping out from behind the concession counter.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 It's the Manager!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Tom said.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 No, not the Manager.  I'm the Director.  I have been for some time.}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s15\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\cf1\lang1033\langfe255\loch\af37\hich\af37\dbch\af13\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp255 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 
\b\scaps\loch\af36\cgrid0\insrsid5768260 \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\scaps\loch\af36\dbch\af0\cgrid0\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af0\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\scaps\loch\af36\dbch\af0\cgrid0\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af0\loch\f36 Why doesn't he have a name?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\scaps\loch\af36\dbch\af0\cgrid0\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af0\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 
\b\scaps\loch\af36\dbch\af0\cgrid0\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af0\loch\f36  muttered Julia to no one but herself.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af0\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\cf1\lang1033\langfe255\loch\af37\hich\af37\dbch\af13\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp255 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 You've been directing this outfit?}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Ritchie asked.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 About as well as Ed Wood,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Tom scoffed.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The Director reddened.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Hold on, let's remember why we're here,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Justin began.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Where's Kurt?!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Ritchie shouted.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I'm \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 right here,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Kurt said, stepping out of the doors that led to the bigger screen.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Kurt!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Alona said.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Alona!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Kurt said, almost simultaneously.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Butthead!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Julia said.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Don't call me that!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Kurt said, and gave Julia a stare that meant only one thing.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Move!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 Uncle Justin yelled, pushing Julia out of the way.  She stumbled and fell against the ticket counter.  The artificial plant that had been just behind her disappeared.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Hold it!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the Director shouted.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Let's not get violent.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Why not?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  asked Den\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ny, stepping out of the emergency exit.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Did you think we'd get what we want by being nice?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
We want a better world, Denny!  I'm sure these people can be made to understand what we're trying to do.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 

\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 And what exactly is that?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Ritchie asked.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 We're go\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ing to move the town to a better place,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the Director replied.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Northern Wisconsin?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Alona asked.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Minnesota?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Betty asked.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Somewhere where they run bad movies 24/7?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Tom asked with a smirk.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Somewhere that's not here!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  replied Shenika, as she stepped\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 out magically from behind the ticket counter.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Do you want to be stuck in this backwater state forever?!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Julia stood up and tried to work out the kink in her back.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 You hate Wisconsin, is that it?  What kind of an excuse is that to start a conspiracy?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Most people know that everyone in Wisconsin hates Wis-}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Kurt began.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I like this state!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Ritchie said, Betty nodding in the affirmative by his side.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 It's not about this state!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Denny yelled.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}
{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Why stay in a world where...}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36   He couldn't finish, but t\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
he nightmare he'd had since he was six flashed before his eyes anyway.  A bang.  Everyone jumps and covers their ears.  She's sprawled on the floor.  Blood running from her body.  A man with a gun by the door.  Another shot outside, and he falls.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Where w\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 hat?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Julia asked when Denny didn't continue.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Where on Earth were you planning to go?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Julia asked.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 That's just it!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the Director exclaimed.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Not on Earth!  Somewhere else!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 

\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 There was a pause, and then Tom said: }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
You've been watching too many of your\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  own movies.  You're full of crap.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 

\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 We can do it whenever we want to, numb-nuts!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Kurt shot back.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Then why haven't you?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Betty asked.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Because we }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 can't}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  do it whenever we want to,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Denny admitted, giving Kurt a dark look.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 t takes planning, preparation... recruitment, teamwork.  And it's going to be a lot more difficult if you stand in our way.  So...}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 You want us to agree with you?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Ritchie asked.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93
}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 To send this whole town to Fairy-Land just because you don't like it here\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ?  Why not just move?!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 It's not the state that's the problem,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  said the Lab Coat Man, stepping out from the doors leading to the smaller theater.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
That point has been exaggerated by one or two of my colleagues.  It's this world that's the problem.  Who\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 would ever choose to live in a world like this?  No one, in truth, and we've found a way out and want to take the town with us.  You ought to be thanking us for our generosity, really.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 No wonder you recruited Sigger,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Alona said.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 You are such an ass.\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 .. although I respect your right to religious difference.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I'll have you know -- !}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  began the Lab Coat Man, his hand moving to cover his forehead.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Never mind all that,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Justin interrupted, }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 
\'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 it won't work.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 

\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 All turned to him.  The Director and Denny to\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ok a step forward.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Like hell it won't,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Denny said.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 You should know that.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 

\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Whoever wrote these formulas had a lot of insight... Had to.  They solved the big mystery in physics:  how gravity relates to the other fundamental cosmic forces.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The Direct\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 or grinned.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Well, I'm not at liberty to say where they came from, but thank-you!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Like you had anything to do with it,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Denny grumbled.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Kurt giggled until the Director gave him a scowl.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Oh, I'm not saying it doesn't work.  It does.  But there's a fl
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 aw here.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 If this turns into a science class,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  said Zeke, who had appeared just inside the main doors, }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I'm leaving.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Don't be rude, Ezekiel,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  said the old lady, who appeared in a corner along with her rocking chair.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Go on, Mr. Nelson.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 
\'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Justin scrat\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ched his head and went on.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 You seem to be violating the Law of Conservation of Energy.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I told you he was a nutcase!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  said the police officer, who had appeared at the Director's side.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Seem to be violating...?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Denny said.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Either we are or we aren't\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 .}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Which law is that again?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Tom asked.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The Law of Conservation of Energy,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Alona repeated.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 You're so smart,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Tom replied, giving her a kiss on the cheek.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 How does it work?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the Lab Coat Man asked.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 And don't pretend I'm the only one who doesn't k\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 now how it works!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  he added, rubbing the spot on his forehead in agitation.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 It's a law in the strictest sense.  There's no way around it,}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Justin said.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 This is a science class!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  moaned Zeke.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Oh, have a seat and be quiet!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the Director snapped.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 If t\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 here is a flaw in the formula, we have to know about it!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Assuming he's not lying,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the cop said.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Physics can't lie!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Justin bellowed.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 
\'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Now listen!  Think of it in terms of simple math.  You all can do simple math, right?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 There were a few faces \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 that fell and began examining the carpet.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Well, listen anyway!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Justin began, back in his classroom for the first time in years.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
You got a set of Legos.  Twenty, fifty, a hundred, it doesn't matter.  You make a car out of them for your grandchild, then\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 take it apart.  You have the same number as you've started.  Those Legos represent energy.  They can't be created or destroyed.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 What if the Legos get lost?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Kurt asked.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Then the energy went somewhere else, but the block is still around somewhere.  Th\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ey can be moved around all you want, but the Legos themselves are indestructible.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 OK, that's fairly simple,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  said the Director.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Now here's the problem.  We have a kind of energy called potential energy, and specifically I mean gravitational potential \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 energy.  All potential energy is based on position, right?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I know where you're going with this,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Shenika said.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}
{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Gravity pulls on us all the time, so the higher we are, the more potential energy we have, right?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Basically.  So, with this instant movem\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ent of yours, it all seems to work except for one thing...}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Boy, you really get into your explanations, don't you?}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Denny muttered.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Just hurry up,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Zeke moaned.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
It would take too long to explain in detail, but with these equations, you shouldn't be a\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ble to move up or down.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 What?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Shenika said.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Huh?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Zeke said.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Pardon?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the Director said.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
You're magically creating and destroying energy when you blip from one place to another and change energy states!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Justin said.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I'm lost,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Kurt said.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 No \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 surprise,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Tom muttered.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
It's in the math!  You're using the same energy going laterally as you are going up or down!  It's like an elevator that doesn't need power to move!  It can't work!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94
}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 But it does!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Denny said.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 That's why I said it appears you'\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
re violating Conservation of Energy.  Maybe you are, but it's more likely that you're drawing energy from somewhere else.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 From where?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the Director asked, suddenly looking pale and slightly older.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Oh Lord,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Tom said, }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 it's Ed Wood time, again, isn't i\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
t?  They're getting it from another dimension, and there's going to be this disastrous consequence, and the whole Earth will be get swallowed up, and yadda yadda yadda...}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Now it was Uncle Justin's turn to study the carpet.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Well?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Ritchie asked.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Well \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
it's coming from somewhere...!  I don't know where, but the more energy you use, the greater the problems you'll have when it's time to pay the bill!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The conspirators turned to the Director.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 So that means if we try to move the town...}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  he began.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Ther\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 e's no way to say,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Justin said.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 But it probably won't be pretty.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Just then, a dark wind blew against the building.  The glass doors popped open momentarily and then locked back into place.  The widows high above the lobby rattled ominously.  The light\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
s, for a moment, flickered.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Woah,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Kurt muttered, }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 how's that for coincidence?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Do that again,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Tom prompted.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Do what?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Justin asked.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 That wind thing.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I didn't do it!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Well, just say something like 'the world is doomed' and see what happens...}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Justin opened his mouth, then thought better of it and closed it again.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Say what you want,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Shenika said, }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 but that's enough to convince me that this has been nothing but a big waste of my time.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36   And with that, she disappeared.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Where'd she go?!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Ze\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ke asked.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Who did that?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 She did,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Justin said.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I think she's left your conspiracy.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 

\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Now wait a minute --}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the Director began. 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Where's the cop?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Tom asked.  He had disappeared too.  So had the old lady.  And, when they turned around, so had Zeke
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 .
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 They're running out on you,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Ritchie said, taking a step forward.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Didn't need them anyway,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Denny said, stepping toward Ritchie.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I thought you said --}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
We need a lot of help to move the town, but not as much to move a building.  Say, a theater...}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Denny, I don't think this is- --}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the Director began.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Why not?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Kurt said, moving toward him.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Let's just get the hell out of this town while we can!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 You're not taking anything!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Ritchie said.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}
{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 This ends right here, right now.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Why?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Julia ask\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ed.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 All turned to her, equally shocked and stunned.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 What do you mean why?!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Ritchie demanded.
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 29. Behind the Curtain
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Life is but a dream, a grotesque and foolish dream.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 -- Mark Twain
\par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Does that mean you're on our side?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the Director asked with uncer\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 tainty.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Uncle Justin, with a stunned expression, asked: }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 What are you saying, Julia?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Is that what all this has been leading up to?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  she asked.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The coincidences?  The odd connections?  Six people running across each other\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 in order to quash some silly, escapist conspiracy?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 It's not silly!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the Director objected.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 It is escapist,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the Lab Coat Man admitted.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 What brought us here?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Julia asked.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 To this lobby, at this time, facing off over something that seems like a we\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ird dream?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Oh cripes,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Denny said.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Don't get metaphysical on us.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Mathematical innovations always seemed unreal at first --}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Uncle Justin began.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s15\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\cf1\lang1033\langfe255\loch\af37\hich\af37\dbch\af13\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp255 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 
\b\scaps\loch\af36\cgrid0\insrsid5768260 \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\scaps\loch\af36\dbch\af0\cgrid0\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af0\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\scaps\loch\af36\dbch\af0\cgrid0\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af0\loch\f36 The math doesn't matter.  It never did,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\scaps\loch\af36\dbch\af0\cgrid0\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af0\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 
\b\scaps\loch\af36\dbch\af0\cgrid0\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af0\loch\f36  Julia said flatly.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\scaps\loch\af36\dbch\af0\cgrid0\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af0\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 
\b\scaps\loch\af36\dbch\af0\cgrid0\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af0\loch\f36 It was all part of the same thing.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\scaps\loch\af36\dbch\af0\cgrid0\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af0\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 
\ltrch\fcs0 \b\scaps\loch\af36\cgrid0\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\scaps\loch\af36\dbch\af0\cgrid0\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af0\loch\f36 Jus\hich\af37\dbch\af0\loch\f36 tin's jaw opened and closed silently several times as  he grasped a bench to keep himself vertical.

\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl480\slmult1\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af0\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\cf1\lang1033\langfe255\loch\af37\hich\af37\dbch\af13\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp255 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 What the heck is she getting at?}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Ritchie asked Betty.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I think you're over-thinking it, dear,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Betty said to Julia.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Tom and Alona exchanged confused lo\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 oks.  Kurt scratched an itch that had appeared on his hand.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Why this conspiracy?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Julia demanded of the Director, (who had seemed to suddenly age five years).
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 To take this town to a better place,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  he said, attempting to remain calm.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Why not just go t\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 here, then?}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 We, uh, as I said, we wanted to take the town with us.}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
What for?!  What would you need to take with you if it's already a 'better world'?  Wouldn't you make that better world worse just by taking the town with you?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The remains of the co\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 nspiracy looked at each other.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I don't know, I just joined up,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Kurt said.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I wasn't privy to those early meetings, remember?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  the Lab Coat Man said.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I joined after Frank left.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I thought it was your idea,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Denny said to the Director.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I thought it\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  was... group consensus,}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  he replied vaguely.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
So instead of just taking off for your new world, you do the one thing that would eventually expose your plans to the rest of us?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 The Director looked to his co-conspirators for answers, but they were lookin\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 g back at him.  He finally turned to Julia and shrugged.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 So where does that leave us?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Julia asked, turning on her companions.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Do we defeat this conspiracy, save the town, and live happily ever after?  Is that what we're supposed to do?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Don't be sil\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ly!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Ritchie said.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 They have to be stopped!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Why?!  Because they kidnapped Kurt?  Well, he's happy to be with them, so that can't be the issue.  They've harmed you?  If they leave for their New World with this theater, what do we lose?  We can rent vid\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
eos, you know!  Why exactly are you doing this?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 They're evil!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Tom exclaimed.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Oh, please!  Where did you get that word from?  From the films you run here that you hate so much?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Look!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Ritchie bellowed.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 You just get out of the way unle\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ss you want to be considered one of them!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 How did we all come together at just the right moment?}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Julia demanded.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
All finding out the right information on the right day, appearing in the same alleyway at the same time, divided conveniently into two si\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
des just to fight out... what?   Some badly written melodrama, where we're the cavalry and they're the Three Stooges?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Denny had had enough.  He leaped for Julia.  Luckily, she had turned just enough to see him in her peripheral vision, and she threw hers\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
elf to the floor.  Denny flew straight over her and into Ritchie.  Betty screamed and began hitting Denny (and every so often her husband), while Tom tried to try to pull them off each other.  Kurt tossed his clipboard aside and jumped on Tom.  A magnific
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 e\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 nt brawl had begun in the theater lobby.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Stop!  Stop!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Julia yelled, as she pulled herself up.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}
{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 This isn't worth it!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36   But every time one of them tried to stop fighting, someone from the other side would clout them over the head, assault their shin with\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 a shoe, or engage in some other act of miscellaneous violence.  
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Denny finally managed to crawl away from the mob and stood up.  He held his side and smiled grimly:  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Let's face it...  Any coincidence between this conspiracy and a real conspiracy is enti\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 rely accidental.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  At least, that was what he meant to say, and would have, had not Tom tackled him just after the word }{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 is}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 .  The phrase stuck in Julia's mind, reduced to essentials and repeating:  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Any coincidence is...  Any coincidence is...}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 
\'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
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\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Julia asked, as she crawled to the corner to get away from the escalating melee.  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Knowing that would solve everything.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
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\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 She stood, watching Uncle Justin, one of the kindest men she had ever known in her life, shove Kurt into a plastic, potted plant.  In\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 a moment, Tom was on top of his cousin, swinging wildly.  Denny took a swing at Justin and missed, but he didn't see Alona, who came up behind him and kicked the back of his knee.  Denny went down, where Betty was trying to revive Ritchie.  She rubbed hi
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 s\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 face and his hands as he sat dazed against the opposite wall.  The Director stood against the concession counter, trying to concentrate in order to send everyone home, but unable to stay calm long enough to do any good.  
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Julia looked around for the othe\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
r one, the nerdy looking guy in the lab coat, but was distracted by something coming up behind her.  Julia turned to see the Lab Coat Man holding a two-by-four in both hands.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I don't want to hurt you.  Just don't move!  You can't stop us now!}{
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Who'd want to live in this world a moment longer than we have to?!  I can't take it here any more!  We need to go!  Please, let us go!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 
\ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 I'm not stopping you!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  she yelled, moving slowly along the wall toward the ticket counter.  The Lab Coat
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  Man followed her.
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 You'll stop us!  I know you will!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
  Julia could see that he was being overcome with fear and anxiety.  She watched as he began to raise the beam higher.  She involuntarily closed her eyes only to hear the man scream.  When she looked, \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
she saw him stagger back and drop the board, his face red with claw marks.  She looked down in time to see Cecil jump into her arms.
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\loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  she asked. 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Cecil licked her nose.  
\par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 How did you get here?}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 
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\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Denny's phrase echoed again in her head.  It remi\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 nded her of something...  What was it that she had read?  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
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  What kind of crap was that!  Would a fight like this be taking place if life was meaningless?  Was it just by preten\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ding that there was no structure to the world that got you through, detached and senseless to the lower orders of people beneath you?  If that were true (she noted as Denny brought a framed poster over the top of Ritchie's head), this lobby would be a lot
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 easier to clean up in the morning.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 But what if it was all just coincidence?  The last twenty-four hours being nothing but a protracted example of how some fool can carve the world into some semblance of order because one thing happens chronologically afte
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
r another?  No reason for Kurt to have his butt kicked by Alona, for Denny to land on Tom after tripping over the Lab Coat Man, for Ritchie to sock the Manager in the jaw, or for a thick gray mist to begin sweeping across the lobby floor? 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Julia blinked a\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
nd rubbed her eyes.  It was still there.  The mist was rolling across the floor at ankle level.  She tried to move out of its way, but it wrapped around her feet, and she could no longer move.  Whatever was really going on, if there really was a pattern h
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 i\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
dden behind the curtain, behind the screen, from somewhere beneath the lowest pit in the theater, it was slowly creeping across the room.  None of the others noticed it as they kept up their insane combat, pounding each other as if the future of the world
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 depended on this last battle.  Outside, the city lights were fading in the fog, shimmering and melting in what seemed less like air and more like the bottom of a gray sea.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 What kind of author would treat their characters this way? Julia wondered, as she f\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
elt her shins being enveloped by whatever it was.  She struggled, but her legs would not move.  She tried walking, running, kicking.  All equally useless.  That is, until Cecil rubbed his head against her chin and began to purr.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Her left foot suddenly cam\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
e loose, and she was able to take a step.  Then her right.  This couldn't be happening, she thought.  Totally irrational.  This doesn't make sense!  But she found herself muttering these thoughts as her legs carried her slowly toward the doors.  Outside t
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 h\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
e gray light had grown dark, as if the theater had been cut off from the rest of the world.  Perhaps the conspiracy had done it:  perhaps they had moved the theater to that 'somewhere else'.  Or maybe it was just payback time.  Julia didn't know, but she 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 d\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 id know that, for this moment, the answer did not matter.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 As the fog swirled and filled the lobby, and as the muffled sounds of fighting echoed dully in her ears, she found herself at the doors.  She reached out and pushed them, and they swung open withou
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
t resistance.  Behind her, she heard Uncle Justin call her name from somewhere in the lobby.  She looked back, but the room was completely filled by the nothing that had blown in.  Nothing was behind her, not even the lobby.  Her hand held the door open, 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 a\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 s if the rest of them were about to follow her outside. 
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Cecil hopped out of her arm and landed at her feet.  He walked ahead into the darkness and looked back.  She could hear the others making their way toward her, but something was wrong.  It didn't so
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
und like them anymore.  The footsteps were slow and heavy, and she could no longer hear any voices.  The room had suddenly become so cold that Julia could see her breath.  She began to shiver, and the sounds of the footsteps were nearing.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 So Julia did the\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  only thing she could do: she stepped outside and allowed the door to close on its own, and she followed Cecil away from wherever it was she had been.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 \loch\af36\dbch\af13\hich\f37 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\loch\af36\insrsid5768260 
\par \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 -- Socrates
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Oh great, Julia thought, a light at the end of the tunnel.  And it was a tunnel, completely dark, with only the theater doors behind her.  Cecil was ahead of her but getting farther away.  Julia tried to keep up but couldn't keep her footing on what seeme
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 d\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  to be a slope toward the white light in the distance.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Venus?, she thought.  God?  Swamp gas?  The end of a dream?  If this were the end of one of those novels she had been reading, she figured that there wouldn't be an ending.  All a trick by some smart-
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ass author who wanted the audience to put all the pieces together, figure it out, write papers, hold seminars about 'what he really meant', provoke arguments, inspire entire schools of thought... all of that crap.  It would have to be this.... stuck in-be
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 t\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 ween the two possible answers to the question... whether this had all happened for a purpose or had all just happened.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Nuts, she thought.  I bet it's one of those.  I wouldn't be lucky enough to have this turn out to be just a regular, old-fashioned, stor\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
y.  The kind that people actually read.  Then it would at least have an ending.  Nothing to figure out.  All in-your-face, like television.  A movie would be better, though... at least there'd be a budget.  Hopefully a good soundtrack, too.  Who would pla
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 y\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 her and Uncle Justin?  Would the director cast real actors or some muscle-bound and double-D bearing gimps who would have a few lines of dialog between shoot-outs?  Would it even matter?  Because, Julia noted, the light was getting larger... and brighter
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 .\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36   Cecil was lost from sight.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
Great, I'm about to meet God.  Or just wake up.  Or just keep going like this forever.  Great choices.  I suppose if it's all been a comedy, I just wake up right there next to Auntie Em.  If it's a tragedy, I'm dead, right?  T
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
hat's how they all have to end -- it's in the union rules.  Unless there's a twist right after that ending, where the good ending turns sour or vice verse... if it's a comedy, who writes God's lines?  Or a dark comedy.  Then I'd just keeping walking forev
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 e\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 r and ever... and bitching about it every step of the way.  Waiting for God, you know...  Good grief, I hope whoever is behind this has a better sense of humor than that.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Good, the light's still getting bigger.  I suppose it's close to the end now.  Hopef\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
ully not 'The End' but just the 'end' of whatever kind of weird day this has been.  Too much for me, I can tell you.  Like this tunnel...  Oh great, what if it just looks like I'm getting closer but in fact the tunnel just stretches on forever?  It wouldn
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 '\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 t be so bad if this were just a dream...  I'd have to wake up eventually.  Thank God for bladders.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Well, I guess I have my three choices... I go on forever, I wake up, or I die.  Unless the author is so far-gone that he won't even stop at three choices!  \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
My God, what would be the fourth?  How weird could this get?!  Maybe this is like one of those art projects where the artist gets stoned and paints with bear snot?  Oh, who cares?!  Can't this come to a conclusion one way or another?  That would be the wo
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 r\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
st.  Never knowing one way or the other.  That would be a fate worse than death.  Oh... good phrase.   I bet it's in the title of whatever this is.  I wonder what it means...  I bet anything the author doesn't know.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Oh, my feet!  I should have worn sneake\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
rs today.  It's so bright up there!  Is this it coming up?  Is this my answer to everything?  That moment of truth?  If it's not, where I am supposed to be looking if not here?  Maybe I'm supposed to just stop worrying about and just take whatever it is a
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 s\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36  it is...? You know, just let go of the preconceptions and see what's in front of me for the first time?
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Oh God, I sound like such an idiot I should be on a talk show!  There might as well be a white rabbit up there, for all the good I'm doing.  Or Oz!  O\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
h great, I'll escape from Wisconsin and end up in Kansas.  Think positive:  maybe I'll end up wherever those romance novels take place.  Maybe I could do some passionate heaving for a while instead of all this walking.  
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Is this tunnel ever going to end? \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 The light is just ahead!  Is it supposed to get harder to reach the closer you are?  Is all this supposed to be metaphysical or just plain impossible?  And how did that cat get through all of this while I'm still here?  Is that God's message to me?  The 
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 c\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
at gets nirvana while I trudge up this incline forever?  It's so bright -- what if he's waiting for me in there and I step on him?  The cat, I mean, not God.  Oh, this is ludicrous!  Isn't this ever going to end?!
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ch with the morning light that streamed in through the blinds.  Cecil, sleeping in the crook of her arm, twitched and tried to roll over.  Julia felt the warmth of the light on her legs and arm and wondered what time it was.  She stretched and dislodged C
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 e\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 cil, who jumped to the carpet and padded off to use the cat box.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 Am I back from Wonderland?, she asked herself, unable to control the smile that spread across her face.  Julia stood and stretched in the morning light that made her body feel whole and warm\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
 and good.
\par \tab \hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 
She stretched until she stood at the tip of her toes, as tall and straight as she would ever be.  She relaxed and let her body go limp, her head tilting forward just enough to see a weather balloon drift into view in the otherwise blue sky, whe
\hich\af37\dbch\af13\loch\f36 re it hung lazily in the air for a last few moments before it descended gently to the ground.
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