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Chapter 35

           Andwe’llgoiceskatingsomeothertime.Okay,kids?"

           Jubalresentedtherespectfulconsideration,ifthatwaswhatitwashewouldalmosthavepreferredtohavegoneiceskatinganyhow,evenatthecostofabrokenhip.

           Buthedecidedtoforgetthematter,putitentirelyoutofmind,whichhedidwiththehelpofthemanonhisright,whowasastalkativeasthegirlonhisleftwasnot.Hisname,Juballearned,wasSam,andpresentlyhelearnedthatSamwasamanofbroadanddeepscholarship,atraitJubalvaluedinanyonewhenitwasnotmereparrotlearningandhegrokkedthatinSamitwasnot.

           "Thissetbackisonlyapparent,"Samassuredhim."Theeggwasreadytohatchandnowwe’llspreadout.Ofcoursewe’vehadtrouble;we’llgoonhavingtroublebecausenosociety,nomatterhowliberalitslawmayappeartobe,willallowitsbasicconceptstobechallengedwithimpunity.Whichisexactlywhatwearedoing.Wearechallengingeverythingfromthesanctityofpropertytothesanctityofmarriage."

           "Property,too?"

           "Propertythewayitrulestoday.SofarMichaelhasmerelyantagonizedafewcrookedgamblers.

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