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Chapter 37

           ItseemedtoJubalthatMikeslicedoffoneofhisfingers?buthisattentionwasdistractedasDukepassedtheglasstohim.Mike’shandwasnotbleedingandJubalhadgrownsomewhataccustomedtolegerdemain.Heacceptedtheglassandtookasip,findingthathisownthroatwasverydry.

           Mikegrippedhisarmandsmiled."Quitfretting.Thiswilltakeonlyafewminutes.Seeyoulater,Father."Theywentoutthroughtheguardiancobrasandthedoorclosed.Jubalwentbacktotheroomwheretheotherswere,stillcarryingtheglass.Someonetookitfromhim;hedidnotnotice,ashewaswatchingimagesinthebigtank.

           Themobseemeddenser,surgingaboutandheldbackbypolicearmedonlywithnightsticks.Therewereafewshoutsbutmostlyjusttheunlocalizedmutteringofcrowd.

           Someonesaid,"Wherearetheynow,Patty?"

           "They’vejustdroppeddownthetube.Michaelisalittleahead,DukestoppedtocatchAnne.They’reenteringthelobby.Michaelhasbeenspotted,picturesarebeingtaken."

           Thesceneinthetankresolvedintoenormousheadandshouldersofabrightlycheerfulnewscaster:"ThisisNWNWNewWorldNetworks’mobilenewshoundonthespotwhileit’shotyournewscaster,HappyHolliday.Wehavejustlearnedthatthefakemessiah,sometimesknownastheManfromMars,hascrawledoutofhishide-outinahotelroomhereinbeautifulSt.Petersburg,theCitythatHasEverythingtoMakeYouSing.ApparentlySmithisabouttosurrendertotheauthorities.

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