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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALEX&] ,B]KMAN 

,TEXT 3 

,! DOORS ( ,FRICK'S PRIVATE (FICE1 TO ! LEFT ( ! RECEPTION-ROOM1 SW+S OP5 AS ! COLOR$ ATT5DANT EM]GES1 & ,I CAT* A FLITT+ GLIMPSE ( A BLACK-BE>D$1 WELL-KNIT FIGURE AT A TABLE 9 ! BACK ( ! ROOM4 

0,MI/AH ,FRICK IS 5GAG$4 ,HE CAN'T SEE Y\ N[1 SAH10 ! NEGRO SAYS1 H&+ BACK MY C>D4 

,I TAKE ! PA/EBO>D1 RETURN IT TO MY CASE1 & WALK SL[LY \T ( ! RECEPTION-ROOM4 ,BUT QUICKLY RETRAC+ MY /EPS1 ,I PASS ?R\< ! GATE SEP>AT+ ! CL]KS FROM ! VISITORS1 & BRU%+ ! A/\ND$ ATT5DANT ASIDE1 ,I /EP 9TO ! (FICE ON ! LEFT1 & F9D MYSELF FAC+ ,FRICK4 

,= AN 9/ANT ! SUNLI<T1 /REAM+ ?R\< ! W9D[S1 DAZZLES ME4 ,I DISC]N TWO M5 AT ! FUR!R 5D ( ! LONG TABLE4 

0,FR-10 ,I BEG94 ,! LOOK ( T]ROR ON HIS FACE /RIKES ME SPEE*LESS4 ,IT IS ! DREAD ( ! CONSCI\S PRES5CE ( DEA?4 0,HE UND]/&S10 IT FLA%ES ?R\< MY M9D4 ,) A QUICK MOTION ,I DRAW ! REVOLV]4 ,AS ,I RAISE ! WEAPON1 ,I SEE ,FRICK  CLUT* ) BO? H&S ! >M ( ! *AIR1 & ATTEMPT TO RISE4 ,I AIM AT HIS HEAD4 0,P]HAPS HE WE>S >MOR10 ,I REFLECT4 ,) A LOOK ( HORROR HE QUICKLY AV]TS HIS FACE1 AS ,I PULL ! TRIGG]4 ,!RE IS A FLA%1 & ! HI<-CEIL+$ ROOM REV]B]ATES AS ) ! BOOM+ ( CANNON4 ,I HE> A %>P1 PI]C+ CRY1 & SEE ,FRICK ON HIS KNEES1 HIS HEAD AGA9/ ! >M ( ! *AIR4 ,I FEEL CALM & POSSESS$1 9T5T UPON EV]Y MOVEM5T ( ! MAN4 ,HE IS LY+ HEAD & %\LD]S UND] ! L>GE >M*AIR1 )\T S\ND OR MOTION4 0,DEAD80 ,I WOND]4 ,I MU/ MAKE SURE4 ,AB\T TW5TY-FIVE FEET SEP>ATE US4 ,I TAKE A FEW /EPS T[>D HIM1 :5 SUDD5LY ! O!R MAN1 :OSE PRES5CE ,I HAD QUITE =GOTT51 LEAPS UPON ME4 ,I /RUGGLE TO LOOS5 HIS HOLD4 ,HE LOOKS SL5D] & SMALL4 ,I W\LD NOT HURT HIM3 ,I HAVE NO BUS9ESS ) HIM4 ,SUDD5LY ,I HE> ! CRY1 0,MURD]6 ,HELP60 ,MY HE>T /&S /ILL AS ,I REALIZE ?AT IT IS ,FRICK %\T+4 0,ALIVE80 ,I WOND]4 ,I HURL ! /RANG] ASIDE & FIRE AT ! CRAWL+ FIGURE ( ,FRICK4 ,! MAN /RUCK MY H&1-,I HAVE MISS$6 ,HE GRAPPLES ) ME1 & WE WRE/LE ACROSS ! ROOM4 ,I TRY TO ?R[ HIM1 BUT SPY+ AN OP5+ BETWE5 HIS >M & BODY1 ,I ?RU/ ! REVOLV] AGA9/ HIS SIDE & AIM AT ,FRICK1 C[]+ BEH9D ! *AIR4 ,I PULL ! TRIGG]4 ,!RE IS A CLICK-BUT NO EXPLOSION6 ,BY ! ?ROAT ,I CAT* ! /RANG]1 /ILL CL++ TO ME1 :5 SUDD5LY SOME?+ HEAVY /RIKES ME ON ! BACK ( ! HEAD4 ,%>P PA9S %OOT ?R\< MY EYES4 ,I S9K TO ! FLOOR1 VAGUELY CONSCI\S ( ! WEAPON SLIPP+ FROM MY H&S4 

0,:]E IS ! HAMM]8 ,HIT HIM1 C>P5T]60 ,CONFUS$ VOICES R+ 9 MY C>S4 ,PA9FULLY ,I /RIVE TO RISE4 ,! WEI<T ( MANY BODIES IS PRESS+ ON ME4 ,N[-IT'S ,FRICK'S VOICE6 ,NOT DEAD8 444 ,I CRAWL 9 ! DIRECTION ( ! S\ND1 DRAGG+ ! /RUGGL+ M5 ) ME4 ,I MU/ GET ! DAGG] FROM MY POCKET-,I HAVE IT6 ,REPEAT$LY ,I /RIKE ) IT AT ! LEGS ( ! MAN NE> ! W9D[4 ,I HE> ,FRICK CRY \T 9 PA9-!RE IS MU* %\T+ & /AMP+-MY >MS >E PULL$ & TWI/$1 & ,I AM LIFT$ BODILY FROM ! FLOOR4 

7,S\RCE3 ,B]KMAN1 ,ALEX&] 7#a#i#a#b7 ,PRISON ,MEMOIRS ( AN ,AN>*I/1 ,MO!R ,E>? ,PRESS47 

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