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           "I’lltouchanythingIplease!Don’tyoutell-mewhattodo!"

           "Getawayfromthatpanel!Getoutofhere!Thisismine!Doyouunderstand?It’smyproperty!"

           "Property?Huh!"Meigsgaveabriefbarkthatwasachuckle.

           "Iinventedit!Icreatedit!Imadeitpossible!"

           "Youdid?Well,manythanks,Doc.Manythanks,butwedon’tneedyouanylonger.We’vegotourownmechanics."

           "HaveyouanyideawhatIhadtoknowinordertomakeitpossible?

           Youcouldn’tthinkofasingletubeofit!Notasinglebolt!"

           Meigsshrugged."Maybenot."

           "Thenhowdareyouthinkthatyoucanownit?Howdareyoucomehere?Whatclaimdoyouhavetoit?"

           Meigspattedhisholster."This."

           "Listen,youdrunkenlout!"criedDr.Stadler."Doyouknowwhatyou’replayingwith?"

           "Don’tyoutalktomelikethat,youoldfool!Whoareyoutotalktomelikethat?Icanbreakyourneckwithmybarehands!Don’tyouknowwhoIam?"

           "You’reascaredthugwayoutofhisdepth!"

           "Oh,Iam,amI?I’mtheBoss!I’mtheBossandI’mnotgoingtobestoppedbyanoldscarecrowlikeyou!Getoutofhere!"

           Theystoodstaringateachotherforamoment,bythepaneloftheXylophone,bothcorneredbyterror.TheunadmittedrootofDr.