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           "Letitstaymurkyforthetimebeing.Testitasusual.I’llletyouknowwhenIwantitcleanedup."

           "Hell,Boss,nobodylikestoswiminapoolthatlookslikedishwater.Iwouldhavetidiedituplongbeforethisiftherehadn’tbeensomuchhoorawaroundherethisweek."

           "Anybodytoofussytoswiminitcanstaydry.Quitjawingaboutit,Duke;I’llexplainlater.Filmsready?"

           "Fiveminutes."

           "Good.Mike,doyouknowwhatagunis?"

           "Agun,"Smithansweredcarefully,"isapieceofordnanceforthrowingprojectilesbytheforceofsomeexplosive,asgunpowder,consistingofatubeorbarrelclosedatoneend,wherethe-"

           "Okay,okay.Doyougrokit?"

           "Iamnotsure."

           "Haveyoueverseenagun?"

           "Idonotknow."

           "Why,certainlyyouhave,"Jillinterrupted."Mike,thinkbacktothattimeweweretalkingabout,intheroomwiththegrassonthefloor–butdon’tgetupsetnow!Thebigmanhitme,youremember."

           "Yes."

           "Theothermanpointedsomethingatme.Inhishand."

           "Yes.Hepointedabadthingatyou."

           "Thatwasagun."

           "Ihadthinkedthatthewordforthatbadthingmightbe‘gun.’TheWebster’sNewInternationalDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage,ThirdEdition,publishedin-"

           "That’sfine,son,"Harshawsaidhastily."Thatwascertainlyagun.Nowlistentomecarefully.IfsomeonepointsagunatJillagain,whatwillyoudo?"

           Smithpausedratherlongerthanusual."YouwillnotbeangryifIwastefood?"

           "No,Iwouldnotbeangry.