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           I’mgoingtotellyousomething.IfitgetsoutI’llknowwhereitcamefrom."

           "ThenIdon’twanttohearit."

           "Youhaven’tanychoicenowthatyouknowaboutAlbany.Thestateislookingintocountyandtownaffairs."

           "Why?"

           "IguessbecausethesmellhasgotasfarasAlbany."

           "Nopolitics?"

           "IguessanythingtheGovernordoescanbecalledpolitics."

           "Mr.Baker,whycan’titbeintheopen?"

           "I’lltellyouwhy.Upstatethewordgotoutandbythetimetheexaminersgottoworkmostoftherecordshaddisappeared."

           "Isee.Iwishyouhadn’ttoldme.I’mnotatalkerbutIwishIdidn’tknow."

           "Forthatmatter,Iwishthesamething,Ethan."

           "TheelectionisJulyseventh.Willitbreakbeforethat?"

           "Idon’tknow.That’suptothestate."

           "DoyousupposeMarulloismixedinit?Ican’taffordtolosemyjob."

           "Idon’tthinkso.Thatwasafederalman.DepartmentofJustice.Didn’tyouaskforhiscredentials?"

           "Didn’tthinkofit.HeflashedthembutIdidn’tlook."

           "Well,youshould.Youalwaysshould."

           "Iwouldn’tthinkyou’dwanttogoaway."

           "Oh,thatdoesn’tmatter.NothinghappensoverFourthofJulyweekend.Why,theJapsattackedPearlHarboronaweekend.Theykneweveryonewouldbeaway."

           "IwishIcouldtakeMarysomeplace."

           "Maybeyoucanlater.IwantyoutowhipyourbrainsandtrytofindwhereTayloris."

           "Why?Isitsoimportant?"

           "Itis.Ican’ttellyouwhyrightnow."

           "IsurewishIcouldfindhim,then."