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Chapter 36

           Jubalhadbeenlisteningandthinkingmournfullythatitwasafinesystemforangelswhenaskycarlandedontheprivatelandingflatdiagonallyinfrontofhim.Heturnedhisheadtoseeand,asitsskidstouched,itdisappeared,vanished.

           "Trouble?"hesaid.

           "Notrouble,"Mikedenied."It’sjustthattheyarebeginningtosuspectthatweareherethatIamhere,rather.Theythinktherestaredead.TheInnermostTemple,Imean.Theothercirclesaren’tbeingbotheredespecially?andmanyofthemhavelefttownuntilitblowsover."Hegrinned."Wecouldgetagoodpriceforthesehotelrooms;thecityisfillingup‘waypastcapacitywithBishopShort’sshocktroops."

           "Well?Isn’titabouttimetogetthefamilyelsewhere?"

           "Jubal,don’tworryaboutit.Thatcarneverhadachancetoreport,evenbyradio.I’mkeepingaclosewatch.It’snotrouble,nowthatJillisoverhermisconceptionsabout‘wrongness’indiscorporatingpersonswhohavewrongnessinthem.Iusedtohavetogotoallsortsofcomplicatedexpedientstoprotectus.ButnowJillknowsthatIdoitonlyasfullnessisgrokked."TheManfromMarsgrinnedboyishly."Lastnightshehelpedmewithahatchetjob?norwasitthefirsttimeshehasdoneso."

           "Whatsortofajob?"

           "Oh,justafollow-uponthejailbreak.SomefewofthoseinjailorprisonIcouldn’trelease;theywerevicious.SoIgotridofthembeforeIgotridofthebarsanddoors.

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