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Chapter 6

           Ortegawavedawaytheofferedpack.Touchingmyowncigarettetothepacket’signitionpatch,Isquintedather.

           "Howoldareyou,Ortega?"

           Shelookedbackatmenarrowly."Thirty-four.Why?"

           "Neverbeend.h.’d,hmm?"

           "Yeah,Ihadpsychosurgeryafewyearsback,theyputmeunderforacoupleofdays.Apartfromthat,no.I’mnotacriminal,andIdon’thavethemoneyforthatkindoftravel."

           Iletoutthefirstbreathofsmoke."Kindoftouchyaboutit,aren’tyou?"

           "LikeIsaid,I’mnotacriminal."

           "No."IthoughtbacktothelasttimeIhadseenVirginiaVidaura."Ifyouwere,youwouldn’tthinktwohundredyearsdislocationwassuchaneasyrap."

           "Ididn’tsaythat."

           "Youdidn’thaveto."Ididn’tknowwhathadledmetoforgetthatOrtegawasthelaw,butsomethinghad.Somethinghadbeenbuildinginthespacebetweenthetwoofus,somethinglikeastaticcharge,somethingImighthavebeenabletoworkoutifmyEnvoyintuitionshadn’tbeensobluntedbythenewsleeve.Whateveritwas,ithadjustwalkedoutoftheroom.Idrewmyshouldersinandpulledharderonthecigarette.Ineededsleep.

           "Kadmin’sexpensive,right?Withoverheadslikethat,riskslikethat,he’sgottocost."

           "Abouttwentygrandahit."

           "ThenBancroftdidn’tcommitsuicide.

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