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           "Winston,"hesaid."Winston,Colorado."

           KipChalmersreachedforanotherglass.

           "TinkyHollowaysaidthatWesleysaidthatifyoudon’twinthiselection,you’rethrough,"saidLauraBradford.Shesatsprawledinherchair,lookingpastChalmers,studyingherownfaceinamirroronthewallofthelounge;shewasboredanditamusedhertoneedlehisimpotentanger.

           "Oh,hedid,didhe?"

           "Uh-huh.Wesleydoesn’twantwhat’s-his-name—whoever’srunningagainstyou—togetintotheLegislature.Ifyoudon’twin,Wesleywillbesoreashell.Tinkysaid—"

           "Damnthatbastard!He’dbetterwatchhisownneck!"

           "Oh,Idon’tknow.Wesleylikeshimverymuch."Sheadded,"TinkyHollowaywouldn’tallowsomemiserabletraintomakehimmissanimportantmeeting.Theywouldn’tdaretoholdhimup."

           KipChalmerssatstaringathisglass."I’mgoingtohavethegovernmentseizealltherailroads,"hesaid,hisvoicelow.

           "Really,"saidGilbertKeith-Worthing,"Idon’tseewhyyouhaven’tdoneitlongago.Thisistheonlycountryonearthbackwardenoughtopermitprivateownershipofrailroads."

           "Well,we’recatchingupwithyou,"saidKipChalmers.

           "Yourcountryissoincrediblynaive.It’ssuchananachronism.