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Miracle metal
"Hissmiledisappeared,andwithasudden,bitterlookofwearinessheadded,"OnlyI’mnotgoingtosaythatI’mworkingforthewelfareofmypublic,becauseIknowI’mnot.IknowthatI’mdeliveringthepoorbastardsintoslavery,andthat’sallthereistoit.Andtheyknowit,too.ButtheyknowthatI’llhavetothrowthemacrumbonceinawhile,ifIwanttokeepmyracket,whilewiththerestofyoutheywouldn’thaveachanceinhell.Sothat’swhy,ifthey’vegottobeunderawhip,they’dratherIheldit,notyou—youdrooling,tear-jerking,mealy-mouthedbastardsofthepublicwelfare!
Doyouthinkthatoutsideofyourcollege-bredpansiesthere’sonevillageidiotwhomyou’refooling?I’maracketeer—butIknowitandmyboysknowit,andtheyknowthatI’llpayoff.Notoutofthekindnessofmyheart,either,andnotacentmorethanIcangetawaywith,butatleasttheycancountonthatmuch.Sure,itmakesmesicksometimes,itmakesmesickrightnow,butit’snotmewho’sbuiltthiskindofworld—youdid—soI’mplayingthegameasyou’vesetitupandI’mgoingtoplayitforaslongasitlasts—whichisn’tgoingtobelongforanyofus!"
Hestoodup.Nooneansweredhim.HelethiseyesmoveslowlyfromfacetofaceandstoponWesleyMouch.
"DoIgettheBoard,Wesley?"heaskedcasually.
"Theselectionofthespecificpersonnelisonlyatechnicaldetail,"saidMouchpleasantly.
