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"I clamped your coronary artery shut for a few seconds. A post mortem would never be able to tell it from the real thing if I held down tight." [Illustration] His grin had a viciousness in it I hadn't seen before. He held out his hand. I CLAMPED YOUR CORONERRY ARTERY SHUT FOR A FEW SECONDS A POST MORTEM WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO TELL IT FROM THE REAL THING IF I HELD DOWN TIGHT HIS GRIN HAD A VICIOUSNESS IN IT I HADN'T SEEN BEFORE HE HELD OUT HIS HAND
hin 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. "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. Then it hit me. A deep and sickening pain throbbed from my breastbone down my left arm. The lights started to dim, and I sagged down on the desk. "How'd that feel?" Lefty asked, apparently not expecting an answer. E 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 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 THEN IT HIT ME A DEEP AND SICKENING PAIN THROBBED FROM MY BREASTBONE DOWN MY LEFT ARM THE LIGHT STARTED TO DIM AND I SAGGED DOWN ON THE DESK HOW'D THAT FEEL LEFTY ASKED APPARENTLY NOT EXPECTING AN ANSWER
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