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Chapter 38

           "

           "Idon’twanttotalkaboutthat."

           "Whynot?"Iaskedreasonably."Gottotalkaboutsomething,remember.What’swrongwithOrtega?"

           "What’swrongisthatwedon’tfeelthesameabouther.Youaren’twearingRyker’ssleeveanymore."

           "Thatdoesn’t"

           "Yes,itdoes.What’sbetweenusandOrtegaiscompletelyphysical.Therehasn’tbeentimeforanythingelse.That’swhyyou’resohappytotalkabouthernow.Inthatsleeve,allyou’vegotissomevaguenostalgiaaboutthatyachtandabundleofsnapshotmemoriestobackitup.There’snothingchemicalhappeningtoyouanymore."

           Ireachedforsomethingtosay,andabruptlyfoundnothing.Thesuddenlydiscovereddifferencesatbetweenuslikeathird,unwantedoccupantoftheroom.

           TheRykercopydugintohispocketsandcameupwithOrtega’scigarettes.Thepacketwascrushedalmostflat.Heextractedacigarette,lookedruefullyatitandfitteditintohismouth.Itriednottolookdisapproving.

           "Lastone,"hesaid,touchingtheignitionpatchtoit.

           "Thehotelprobablyhasmore."

           "Yeah."Heplumedoutsmoke,andIfoundmyselfalmostenvyinghimtheaddiction."Youknow,thereisonethingweshouldbediscussingrightnow."

           "What’sthat?"

           ButIknewalready.Webothknew.

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