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Chapter 31

           Cardsarebeingpassedaround,’

           "PattyexplainedtomewhatMikewasreallydoing.‘Thiscrowdisjustmarks,dearpeoplewhocomeoutofcuriosityormaybehavebeenshinedinbysomeofourownpeoplewhohavereachedoneoftheinnercircles.’Jubal,Mikehasthethingriggedinninecircles,likedegreesinalodgeandnobodyistoldthatthereactuallyisacirclefartherinuntilthey’rereadytobeinductedintoit.‘ThisisjustMichael’sbally,’Pattoldme,‘whichhedoesaseasyashebreatheswhileallthetimehe’sfeelingthemout,sizingthemup,gettinginsidetheirheadsanddecidingwhichonesareevenpossible.Maybeoneinten.That’swhyhestringsitoutDukeisupbehindthatgrilleandMichaeltellshimeverymarkwhojustmightmeasureup,wherehesitsandeverything.Michael’sabouttoturnthistip?andspilltheoneshedoesn’twant.Dawnwillhandlethatpart,aftershegetstheseatingdiagramfromDuke.’"

           "Howdidtheyworkthat?"askedHarshaw.

           "Ididn’tseeit,Jubal.Doesitmatter?ThereareadozenwaystheycouldcutfromtheherdtheonestheywantedaslongasMikeknewwhichtheywereandhadworkedoutsomewaytosignalDuke.Idon’tknow.Pattysayshe’sclairvoyantandsaysitwithastraightfaceand,doyouknow,Iwon’tdiscountthepossibility.Butrightafterthat,theytookthecollection.Mikedidn’tdoeventhisinchurchstyleyouknow,softmusicanddignifiedushers.

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