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           Heclosedhiseyes."OhGod,Dagny!"hewhispered.

           Theywalkedoninsilence.

           "He’sgonebynow,isn’the?"heasked."FromtheTaggartTerminal,Imean."

           "Eddie,"shesaid,hervoicesuddenlygrim,"ifyouvaluehislife,don’teveraskthatquestion.Youdon’twantthemtofindhim,doyou?

           Don’tgivethemanyleads.Don’teverbreatheawordtoanyoneabouthavingknownhim.Don’ttrytofindoutwhetherhe’sstillworkingintheTerminal."

           "Youdon’tmeanthathe’sstillthere?"

           "Idon’tknow.Iknowonlythathemightbe."

           "Now?"

           "Yes."

           "Still?"

           "Yes.Keepquietaboutit,ifyoudon’twanttodestroyhim."

           "Ithinkhe’sgone.Hewon’tbeback.Ihaven’tseenhimsince...since..."

           "Sincewhen?"sheaskedsharply.

           "TheendofMay.ThenightwhenyouleftforUtah,remember?"Hepaused,asthememoryofthatnight’sencounterandthefullunderstandingofitsmeaningstruckhimtogether.Hesaidwitheffort,"Isawhimthatnight.Notsince...I’vewaitedforhim,inthecafeteria...Henevercameback."

           "Idon’tthinkhe’llletyouseehimnow,he’llkeepoutofyourway.Butdon’tlookforhim.Don’tinquire."

           "It’sfunny.