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"Manhattan Chapter," the Operator cartoon said. "This is George Robertson," I said. "Mortimer Snead told me there'd be somebody there to talk to me. Maybe Lefty." MANHATTON CHAPTER THE OPERATOR KHARTOON SAID THIS IS GEORGE ROBERTSON I SAID MORTIMER SNEE TOLD ME THERE'D BE SOMEBODY THERE TO TALK TO ME MAYBE LOFTY
t of tiara over her thick tresses. "What is it?" she said. "I'm not a psi?" I demanded. "No!" she said. "Hasn't this gone--?" "Well, then, am I crazy?" I cut in on her. Her lips compressed. "It's a lot more likely," she decided. "Why?" "Either I'm nuts," I told her. "Or those characters really are psis." She was reaching up to cut the image when I caught her interest. "Is there such a thing as a psi who can induce hallucinations?" I demanded. "No." Flatly. "They've got me sold that they can do it," I said. "What does Occam's razor say about that?" "You idiot!" she exploded. "They don't believe you are a PC any more than I do!" She was sure sensitive about my having any precognition! "O.K.," I said. "Then _you_ make them eat it. Aren't you the one who knows all about exposing charlatans?" That was the right button. "Certainly," Shari said. "I'll pick you up in ten minutes," I said. "Now? Midnight?" "This is the pay-off," I said, and cut the image. I dialed the number Snead had given me.  MINUTES UNTIL I GOT HER FACE ON THE SCREEN SHE WAS STILL DRESSED FOR DINNER AND HAD A SORT OF TIARA OVER HER THICK TRESSES WHAT IS IT SHE SAID I'M NOT A SIGH I DEMANDED NO SHE SAID HASN'T THIS GONE WELL THEN AM I CRAZY I CUT IN ON HER HER LIPS COMPRESSED IT'S A LOT MORE LIKELY SHE DECIDED WHY EITHER I'M NUTS I TOLD HER OR THOSE CHARACTERS REALLY ARE SIZE SHE WAS REACHING UP TO CUT THE IMAGE WHEN I CAUGHT HER INTEREST IS THERE SUCH A THING AS A SIGH WHO CAN INDUCE HALLUCINATIONS I DEMANDED NO FLATLY THEY'VE GOT ME SOLD THAT THEY CAN DO IT I SAID WHAT DOES ACAMS RAZOR SAY ABOUT THAT YOU IDIOT SHE EXPLODED THEY DON'T BELIEVE YOU ARE A PIECEE ANY MORE THAN I DO SHE WAS SURE SENSITIVE ABOUT MY HAVING ANY PRECOGNITION O K I SAID THEN YOU MAKE THEM EAT IT AREN'T YOU THE ONE WHO KNOWS ALL ABOUT EXPOSING CHARLATANS THAT WAS THE RIGHT BUTTON CERTAINLY SHERRY SAID I'LL PICK YOU UP IN TEN MINUTES I SAID NOW MIDNIGHT THIS IS THE PAY OFF I SAID AND CUT THE IMAGE I DIED THE NUMBER SNEDE HAD GIVEN ME
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