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Chapter 1
Hewasflankedbyhisjoeboys,nearlyidenticalyoungmen,theirarmsandshouldersbulgingwithgraftedmuscle.
`Howyoudoing,Case?’
`Gentlemen,’saidRatz,pickingupthetable’sheapedashtrayinhispinkplasticclaw,`Iwantnotroublehere.’Theashtraywasmadeofthick,shatterproofplastic,andadvertisedTsingtaobeer.Ratzcrusheditsmoothly,buttsandshardsofgreenplasticcascadingontothetabletop.`Youunderstand?’
`Hey,sweetheart,’saidoneofthejoeboys,`youwannatrythatthingonme?’
`Don’tbotheraimingforthelegs,Kurt,’Ratzsaid,histoneconversational.CaseglancedacrosstheroomandsawtheBrazilianstandingonthebar,aimingaSmith&Wessonriotgunatthetrio.Thething’sbarrel,madeofpaper-thinalloywrappedwithakilometerofglassfilament,waswideenoughtoswallowafist.Theskeletalmagazinerevealedfivefatorangecartridges,subsonicsandbagjellies.
`Technicallynonlethal,’saidRatz.
`Hey,Ratz,’Casesaid,`Ioweyouone.’
Thebartendershrugged.`Nothing,youoweme.These,’andhegloweredatWageandthejoeboys,`shouldknowbetter.Youdon’ttakeanybodyoffintheChatsubo.’
Wagecoughed.`Sowho’stalkingabouttakinganybodyoff.Wejustwannatalkbusiness.Caseandme,weworktogether.’
Casepulledthe.22outofhispocketandlevelleditatWage’scrotch.`Ihearyouwannadome.’Ratz’spinkclawclosedaroundthepistolandCaselethishandgolimp.
