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           "What’svaluableaboutit?"

           "It’stheonlyplacenearbylevelenoughforanairfield."

           "Isee."

           "Ifyou’llholdout,itcanbeawholenewstartforyou,Danny.Holdontoit.Youcouldtakethecureandwhenyoucameoutyou’dhaveanestegg."

           "Butnonest.MaybeI’drathersellitanddrinkitupand—‘Whentheboughbreaksthecradlewillfall,anddownwillcomebaby,cradleandall.’"Hesangshrillyandlaughed."Doyouwanttheplace,Eth?Isthatwhyyoucamehere?"

           "Iwantyoutobewell."

           "Iamwell."

           "Iwanttoexplain,Danny.Ifyouwereabum,youcouldbefreetodowhateveryouwant.Butyouhavesomethingagroupofforward-lookingcitizenswantandneed."

           "TaylorMeadow.AndI’mgoingtoholdontoit.I’mforward-lookingtoo."Heglancedaffectionatelyatthebottle.

           "Danny,Itoldyou,it’stheonlyplaceforanairport.It’sakeyplace.Theyhavetohaveit—eitherthatorlevelthehills,andtheycan’taffordthat."

           "ThenIhavethembytheying-yangandI’mgoingtotwist."

           "You’veforgotten,Danny.Amanofpropertyisapreciousvessel.AlreadyI’veheardthatthekindestthingwouldbetoputyouinaninstitutionwhereyouwouldgetthecareyouneed."

           "Theywouldn’tdare."

           "Oh,yestheywould—andfeelvirtuousaboutit.Youknowtheprocess.Thejudge,youknowhim,wouldruleyouincompetenttohandleproperty.Hewouldappointaguardian,andIcanguesswhichone.