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Watson

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           "There’snoautomaticshutdown?"

           "No,thereain’t.Thiswasbuiltbeforesuchthingswererequired.Federalgovernment’sintoeverythingthesedays,ain’tit?FBIopeninmail,CIAbugginthegoddamphones…andlookwhathappenedtothatNixon.Wasn’tthatasorrysight?

           "Butifyoujustcomedownhereregularancheckthepress,you’llbefine.Anremembertoswitchthoseducksaroundlikehewants.Won’tnoneoftheroomsgetmuchaboveforty-fiveunlesswehaveanamazinwarmwinter.Andyou’llhaveyourownapartmentjustaswarmasyoulikeit."

           "Whatabouttheplumbing?"

           "Okay,Iwasjustgettingtothat.Overherethroughthisarch."

           Theywalkedintoalong,rectangularroomthatseemedtostretchformiles.Watsonpulledacordandasingleseventyfive-wattbulbcastasickish,swingingglowovertheareatheywerestandingin.Straightaheadwasthebottomoftheelevatorshaft,heavygreasedcablesdescendingtopulleystwentyfeetindiameterandahuge,grease-cloggedmotor.Newspaperswereeverywhere,bundledandbandedandboxed.OthercartonsweremarkedRecordsorInvoicesorReceiptsSAV$1Thesmellwasyellowandmoldy.Someofthecartonswerefallingapart,spillingyellowflimsysheetsthatmighthavebeentwentyyearsoldoutontothefloor.Jackstaredaround,fascinated.TheOverlook’sentirehistorymightbehere,buriedintheserottingcartons.

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