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This he did, saying, "Bernibus, you do not understand, the situation was more complex than you realize, and I had no choice but to act as I did. THIS HE DID SAYING BONABUS YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE SITUATION WAS MORE COMPLEX THAN YOU REALIZED AND I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO ACT AS I DID
g it at him as if it were itself a weapon, with his thumb and forefinger in position to set it off at a moment's notice. "Bow before me now, Wagner, or I shall destroy us all," he demanded with a grim smile that showed his resolution. Wagner did as he commanded and fell to his knees in front of Bernibus, saying in the same gentle, appeasing voice that he had first used on me, "My dear Bernibus, do not be rash, do not act in anger. Let's talk this over, and see ... and see if we can't find a peaceful solution," his fear of death evidently caused him to stammer. "You fool, do you think that I haven't heard that voice a thousand times before? Do you think that I will fall for your same trick once more?" Wagner put his face to the ground and groveled like the filthy swine that he was, for he knew full well that if Bernibus set off the atomic anionizers he would die. His life was completely out of his hands and there was nothing that he could do to reclaim it, except to beg for forgiveness. E REMOTE OUT TOWARDS WAGNER POINTING IT AT HIM AS IF IT WERE ITSELF A WEAPON WITH HIS THUMB AND FOREFINGER IN POSITION TO SET IT OFF AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE BOW BEFORE ME NOW WAGNER OR I SHALL DESTROY US ALL HE DEMANDED WITH A GRIM SMILE THAT SHOWED HIS RESOLUTION WAGNER DID AS HE COMMANDED AND FELL TO HIS KNEES IN FRONT OF BONABUS SAYING IN THE SAME GENTLE APPEASING VOICE THAT HE HAD FIRST USED ON ME MY DEAR BONABUS DO NOT BE RASH DO NOT ACT IN ANGER LET'S TALK THIS OVER AND SEE AND SEE IF WE CAN'T FIND A PEACEFUL SOLUTION HIS FEAR OF DEATH EVIDENTLY CAUSED HIM TO STAMMER YOU FOOL DO YOU THINK THAT I HAVEN'T HEARD THAT VOICE A THOUSAND TIMES BEFORE DO YOU THINK THAT I WILL FALL FOR YOUR SAME TRICK ONCE MORE WAGNER PUT HIS FACE TO THE GROUND AND GROVELLED LIKE THE FILTHY SWINE THAT HE WAS FOR HE KNEW FULL WELL THAT IF BONABUS SET OFF THE ATOMIC ANONIZERS HE WOULD DIE HIS LIFE WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF HIS HANDS AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT HE COULD DO TO RECLAIM IT EXCEPT TO BEG FOR FORGIVENESS
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