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Chapter 1
`Look,Case,youtellmewhatthefuckisgoingonwithyou,youwigorsomething?What’sthisshitI’mtryingtokillyou?’Wageturnedtotheboyonhisleft.`YoutwogobacktotheNamban.Waitforme.’
Casewatchedastheycrossedthebar,whichwasnowentirelydesertedexceptforKurtandadrunkensailorinkhakis,whowascurledatthefootofabarstool.ThebarreloftheSmith&Wessontrackedthetwotothedoor,thenswungbacktocoverWage.ThemagazineofCase’spistolclatteredonthetable.Ratzheldtheguninhisclawandpumpedtheroundoutofthechamber.
`WhotoldyouIwasgoingtohityou,Case?’Wageasked.
Linda.
`Whotoldyou,man?Somebodytryingtosetyouup?’
Thesailormoanedandvomitedexplosively.
`Gethimoutofhere,’RatzcalledtoKurt,whowassittingontheedgeofthebarnow,theSmith&Wessonacrosshislap,lightingacigarette.
Casefelttheweightofthenightcomedownonhimlikeabagofwetsandsettlingbehindhiseyes.HetooktheflaskoutofhispocketandhandedittoWage.`AllIgot.Pituitaries.Getyoufivehundredifyoumoveitfast.HadtherestofmyrollinsomeRAM,butthat’sgonebynow.’
`Youokay,Case?’Theflaskhadalreadyvanishedbehindagunmetallapel.`Imean,fine,this’llsquareus,butyoulookbad.Likehammeredshit.Youbettergosomewhereandsleep.’
`Yeah.’HestoodupandfelttheChatswayaroundhim.`Well,Ihadthisfifty,butIgaveittosomebody.’Hegiggled.Hepickedupthe.
