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"TK," Lefty said. "I also used it to trip you up when you went for me in the alley, after I'd TK'd a left right in your gut. You're a hard guy to stop, Tex. But don't overdo it." "Mere pain never stopped a guy who really meant it!" I went for him again. T K LEFTY SAID I ALSO USED IT TO TRIP YOU UP WHEN YOU WENT FOR ME IN THE ALLEY AFTER I T KAYED AND LEFT RIGHT IN YOUR GUT YOU'RE A HARD GUY TO STOP TEX BUT DON'T OVERDO IT MERE PAIN NEVER STOPPED TO GUY WHO REALLY MEANT IT I WENT FOR HIM AGAIN
 eight thousand dollars," Maragon concluded. He got wearily to his feet, and started to pad past me toward the door. "Mr. Bupp will collect," he said. The woman followed him, her hose hanging down around her ankles, and climbed the stairs stolidly behind him. * * * * * Lefty, whom Maragon had called Wally Bupp, walked around behind the desk and took the swivel chair that the older man had just vacated. "I'll take the eight thousand now, Tex," he said, poking his chin at me belligerently. "You'll take four," I said, getting my feet under me. He frowned. "Four?" he repeated. "Four knuckles," I gritted and started for him. The gun barrel rammed me in the kidney, harder than it had in the alley. They'd smuggled in some protection. I really slammed on the brakes, halfway across the desk. Lefty hadn't bothered to flinch, but sat there with his legs crossed, looking idly at his fingernails. "Look behind you," he said. I did. The gun eased off my kidney as I turned. There wasn't anybody there.  SECTION FIVE OF CARD TRICK BY JOHN BERRYMAN THIS LIBER OF OX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN LEFTY WHOM MARAGON HAD CALLED WALLY BUB WALKED AROUND BEHIND THE DESK AND TOOK THE SWIVEL CHAIR THAT THE OLDER MAN HAD JUST VACATED I'LL TAKE THE EIGHT THOUSAND NOW TEX HE SAID POKING HIS CHIN AT ME BELLIGERENTLY YOU'LL TAKE FOUR I SAID GETTING MY FEET UNDER ME HE FROWNED FOUR HE REPEATED FOUR KNUCKLES I GRITTED AND STARTED FOR HIM THE GUN BARREL RAMMED ME IN THE KIDNEY HARDER THAN IT HAD IN THE ALLEY THEY'D SMUGGLED IN SOME PROTECTION I REALLY SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES HALF WAY ACROSS THE DESK LEFY HADN'T BOTHERED TO FLINCH BUT SAT THERE WITH HIS LEGS CROSSED LOOKING IDLY AT HIS FINGER NAILS LOOK BEHIND YOU HE SAID I DID THE GUN EASED OFF MY KIDNEY AS I TURNED THERE WASN'T ANYBODY THERE
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