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My stomach dropped. I hadn't thought of that, not as much as I should have. It was my only income! "Something a darn sight more important than money is involved," I said. MY STOMACH DROPPED I HADN'T THOUGHT OF THAT NOT AS MUCH AS I SHOULD HAVE IT WAS MY ONLY INCOME SOMETHING A DARN SIGHT MORE IMPORTANT THAN MONEY IS INVOLVED I SAID
purpose. Our second purpose tonight is to get it through your thick head, Mr. Robertson, that the Lodge insists on its right to control your actions insofar as they involve the use of your psi powers. We mean business, Mr. Robertson, and before you are through with our heartless Mr. Bupp tonight, you'll know it. That's all that's behind our little charade." He came to a stop and took a deep breath. "I'm going to make one statement and rest on it," I said, trying to keep my voice calm and level. He shrugged. "Your turn," he said. "I'm a Normal," I said. "I flatly deny that I have the slightest shred of psi power. I accuse that freckled snake over there of lying deliberately. I'll make him pay for it, and he'll be lucky if it isn't with his blood." "That's all?" "Isn't it enough?" He laughed harshly and grinned over at Lefty. "Some of you maverick psis scream like a gelded porker," he said. "I figgered you'd tell me we'd cost you a fortune in prospective poker winnings, to say the least. IM OF LIBEL BUT TO GET BACK TO PURPOSE OUR SECOND PURPOSE TO NIGHT IS TO GET IT THROUGH YOUR THICK HEAD MISTER ROBERTSON THAT THE LODGE INSISTS ON ITS RIGHT TO CONTROL YOUR ACTIONS IN SO FAR AS THEY INVOLVE THE USE OF YOUR SIDE POWERS WE MEAN BUSINESS MISTER ROBERTSON AND BEFORE YOU ARE THROUGH WITH OUR HEARTLESS MISTER BUMP TO NIGHT YOU'LL KNOW IT THAT'S ALL THAT'S BEHIND OUR LITTLE CHARADE HE CAME TO A STOP AND TOOK A DEEP BREATH I'M GOING TO MAKE ONE STATEMENT AND REST ON IT I SAID TRYING TO KEEP MY VOICE CALM AND LEVEL HE SHRUGGED YOUR TURN HE SAID I'M A NORMAL I SAID I FLATLY DENY THAT I HAVE THE SLIGHTEST SHRED OF SIDE POWER I ACCUSE THAT FRECKLED SNAKE OVER THERE OF LYING DELIBERATELY I'LL MAKE HIM PAY FOR IT AND HE'LL BE LUCKY IF IT ISN'T WITH HIS BLOOD THAT'S ALL ISN'T IT ENOUGH HE LAUGHED HARSHLY AND GRINNED OVER AT LEFTY SOME OF YOU MAVERICK SIZE SCREAM LIKE A GELDED PORKER HE SAID I FIGURED YOU'D TELL ME WE'D COST YOU A FORTUNE IN PERSPECTIVE POKER WINNINGS TO SAY THE LEAST
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