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           "YouandRuthwillfoundanothertemple–andwe’llfoundothers.Butwe’llhavetotaketimenowtoaccumulatecapital.Thisisn’tastreetcornerrevival,noryetsomethingtosetupinavacantshop;itrequiresstagingandequipment.Thatmeansmoney–nottomentionsuchthingsaspayingforayearortwoonMarsforStinkyandMaryam?andthat’sjustasessential."

           "Allrightalready!Who’sarguing?Wewaitforfullness?andgoahead."

           Jubalsaidsuddenly,"Money’snoproblem."

           "How’sthat,Jubal?"

           "AsalawyerIshouldn’ttellthis?butasawaterbrotherIdowhatIgrok.Justamoment–Anne."

           "Yes,Boss."

           "Buythatspot.TheonewheretheystonedMike.Bettergetaboutahundred-footradiusaroundit."

           "Boss,thespotitselfispublicparkway.Ahundred-footradiuswillcutoffsomepublicroadandapieceofthehotelgrounds."

           "Don’targue."

           "Iwasn’targuing,Iwasgivingyoufacts."

           "Sorry.They’llsell.They’llreroutethatroad.Hell,iftheirarmsaretwistedproperly,they’lldonatethemind-twistingdonethroughJoeDouglas,Ithink.AndhaveJoeDouglasclaimfromthemorguewhateverwasleftwhenthoseghoulsgotthroughwithhimandwe’llburyhimrightonthatspot–sayayearfromnow?withthewholecitymourningandthecopsthatdidn’tprotecthimtodaystandingatattention."Whattoputoverhim?TheFallenCaryatid?No,Mikehadbeenstrongenoughforhisstone.TheLittleMermaidwouldbebetter–butitwouldn’tbeunderstood.