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           "Whowasthegeneralmanagerofthefactory?"

           "AveryablefellowbythenameofRoyCunningham.Hediedlastyearinanautoaccident.Drunkdriving,theysaid."

           "Canyougivemethenamesandaddressesofanyofyourassociates?Anyoneyouremember?"

           "Idon’tknowwhat’sbecomeofthem.Iwasn’tinamoodtokeeptrackofthat."

           "Haveyoupreservedanyofthefactoryrecords?"

           "Icertainlyhave."

           Shesatupeagerly."Wouldyouletmeseethem?"

           "Youbet!"

           Heseemedeagertocomply;heroseatonceandhurriedoutoftheroom.Whatheputdownbeforeher,whenhereturned,wasathickalbumofclippings:itcontainedhisnewspaperinterviewsandhispressagent’sreleases.

           "Iwasoneofthebigindustrialists,too,"hesaidproudly."Iwasanationalfigure,asyoucansee.Mylifewillmakeabookofdeep,humansignificance.I’dhavewrittenitlongago,ifIhadthepropertoolsofproduction."Hebangedangrilyuponhistypewriter."Ican’tworkonthisdamnthing.Itskipsspaces.HowcanIgetanyinspirationandwriteabestsellerwithatypewriterthatskipsspaces?"

           "Thankyou,Mr.Hunsacker,"shesaid."Ibelievethisisallyoucantellme."Sherose.