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“shuddup,youyway”
thean,pressingherselfagainstthewall,shrieking,“nodispares
nodisparesnoquierorir”
napiershouts,throughthefunneledfactorynoise,“easynouchyoubeing
paid”
bishollersback,“dontbother,napier.lastwords.”
“ithearyoudidyousay”
“areyourlastwords”
“lastyharry”
bissuthtches.“igotabookoflasthose
luisa,keepirainedonnapier.
apistolshotpunchesaholeinthedin,andluisaseyeschshut.ahardthingtouchesher
toe.sheforceshereyesopen.itisahandgun,skiddedtoastop.bissfatortedinto
inexplionkeyplesthegunnslower
jaorebloeferocityfolloakingluisaflinch,punctuated
bytheabaaeseljodidoperro”
luisachecksjoenapier.helookson,unhurt,thuruck.
theseoraouthandleahetionless,pulpfacedbis.“anddontcall
back”shestepsoverhisclottedheadandunlockstheexit.
“yought,”napiersaystoher,retrievingbiss
gun.
theseoraaddressesluisa.“quitatelodeeniolese
viejopodriasertupadre.”
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sonthegraffitifresedsubrain,glesterreysdaughter.sheisdazed,
disheveled,shaky,andherpfrohebankssprinkler.“howdidyoufind
”sheasks,finally.
“bigfatguyatyouroffier,orsothing.”
“nussbau”
“thatsit.tookaheapofpersuading.”
asilesfroeunionsquaresubosevehavenue.luisapicksataholein
herjeans.“iguessyoudontseaboardanylonger.”
“iouttopastureyesterday”
“fired”
“no.earlyretirent.yes.iouttopasture.”
“andyouoing”
“thatsaboutthesizeofit.”
thesilenightpark.
“ifeel,”luisahesitates,“thatino,thatyoubrokesosortofdecreebackthere.asif
buenasyerbashaddecidedi.”
napierhis.“no.thecitydoesntcare.andyouuldsayitherwho
justsavedyourlife,yhirtyyearsago.”their
partntgroansandshudders.“ptygunske
nervous.”
thesubergesintothesunlight.
luisasquints.“wherearewegoing”
“toseesobody.”napiercheckshisch.“shesfloially.”
luisarubsherredeyes.“ithreportbecause
thatdossierisonly.”
“idontkno.”
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gansixsthsitsonaloofdeartandstares
backatagiantportraitofanoldladysursineface,renderedininterlaggrayandblaes
onavasotherofpollocks,dekooningsand
ros,theportraitquietlystartles.“look,”shesays,thinksgan,“atyourfuture.your
faehasknittedherskinintousclessag
here,tautenthere,hereyelidsdroop.herpearlsareofinferiorqualitystlikely,andherhair
isssedfronafteoonofroundingupgrandchildren.butsheseesthingsidont.
aanaboutherosoher.sheulduseahes.
“gansixsth”
ganglancessidelong.“luisarey”
shenodstoether,thereallady,ian.she
survivortledinby.ranabhouseoverinlittlelisbon.she
heartistslandlady.”
uragegroith,likeweeds.
“joenapiersaidyouflehonolulu.”
“ishehere”
“theguybehind,inthedenihirtpretendingtolookatthefor
us.ifraidhisparanoiaisjustified.”
“yes.ioknowyouarewhoyousayyouare.”
“iappytohearit.anyideas”
“ovie”
theangtobeluisareythinksforailes.“alkedabout
hitguessingheeerhibr >
nangafavorite.headredthatstetrails
thesteriousantotheerfronththesanfrancisbackdrop.heenjoyed
charadeikno,youcallingaudreyhepbuabub
blehead.”
ganreyunclereferredtoyouinacardhetheairport
hotel.itated,andtedhphraseslikeifanythingshouldhappento
butitakerufusdoed.ibr >
bling,fodssake.“ssreydoyouthink
uncleurdered”
luisareyreplies,“ifraidiknosorry.”
thejoualistsakesadeepbreath.“iknohisworkfor
seaboardandthedefent.ineversahe,buticheckedits
theticsedrufusbajuedeachotherswork.”
“thedefentyoudontanenergy”
“defense.abyproductofthehydrazeroreactoris.highest
qualitylotsofit.”gasluisareydigesttheneplications.“doyouneed”
“thereport,onlythereport,rashingdoandlegalarenas.
and,ially,saveownskin.”
trustthisstrangeretupandwalkaway
aeganrrs,
uheicpapers,data,notes,earlydrafts,et
ceteraonstarfishhisyachtforfuturereference.hisfuneralisntuntile
beginuntilthen,sothiscacheshouldstillbeuntouched.ialothehadapy
ofhisreportaboard.seaboardspeopleyhavealreadybedtheboat,buthehadathing
aboutnotntioningstarfishatwork”
“oorednow”
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capeyerbasrinaroyale
proudhooftheprophetess
bestpreservedserintheworld
napierparkstherentedfordbytheclubhouse,aerboathouse.itsbright
aninvitingbar,andnauticalflagsrufflestiffintheeveningwind.soundsof
laughteranddogsarecarriedfrohedunesasluisaandnapiercrosstheclubhousegarden
anddesarina.athr
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