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           Thepointis,itcontainshighlysensitivemilitarytechnology.Onlypeoplewiththeappropriatesecurityclearanceareallowedin."

           "Iknow.Idon’twantin."

           "Oh.Well!I’mgladweclearedthatup."

           "Actually,"Isaid,takingastepforward,"Icametoseeyou."

           "Me?I-I’mflattered,butI’mafraidIcan’t-Imean,youseemveryniceandall,it’sjustthatIdon’tthinkthiswouldbeappropriate,andtherearestillpreparationstobemadefortomorrow,and-"

           "It’snotevennoon."

           "Itwilltaketherestoftheday!"

           "Ifyou’djustlisten-"

           "IknowitlooksasthoughallI’vebeendoingisremovingandreattachingthisonepart-andwellIhave,butIreallyambusy.Really!"Herponytailbobbedasshenoddedtoherself,punctuatinghersincerity.

           She’sgettingthewrongidea.Gottosteerthisthingbackoncourse-

           "Sotheexternalmemoryunitonthatsuit’sbeendamaged?"

           "Ithas,but-howdidyouknowthat?"

           "Hey,youandIbothknowthatanexternalmemoryunitdoesn’tseeawholelottauseinbattle.Butsincethosecustomchipscontainsensitivemilitarytechnologybythemetricton,youhavetofilloutamountainofpaperworktorequisitiononeofthedamnthings,amIright?Andthatbaldsonofabitchoveratthearmoryhittingonyounomatterhowmanytimesyoutellhimyou’renotinteresteddoesn’tmakethesituationanybrighter,I’mguessing.It’salmostenoughtomakeyouconsiderstealingoneoffoneoftheJapaneseCorps’Jackets."