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The turbine howled as the driver gunned us up on the air cushion and sent us skimming away. THE TURBINE HOWLED AS THE DRIVER GUNNED US UP ON THE AIR CUSHION AND SENT US SKIMMING AWAY
mmed against my spine. Even down in Texas, a gun in the back freezes you up. Lefty was all guts now that I was hung up on the gun barrel. It might as well have been a meat hook. "I warned you not to use psi in the game!" he snapped. "Now you'll have to talk to Pete." "One of us isn't going to live through this," I promised him, starting to reach for his throat. The gun jabbed a reminder to watch my manners. "Do you come quietly?" Lefty asked shrilly. "Or do we--?" The sudden shrillness of his voice scared me more than anything else. He was worked up worse than I was. "Quietly," I conceded, trying to get some saliva to flow again. The pressure against my spine eased off. Lefty stepped out of the alley to the curb and flagged down a cruising 'copter. He made me get in first, which gave me a chance to turn, when I sat down, and see who had been holding the gun on me from behind. The gunman had sure drifted in one awful hurry. There wasn't a soul except Lefty around. He hopped in after me. SN'T FAST ENOUGH TO AVOID THE HARD THING THAT RAMMED AGAINST MY SPINE EVEN DOWN IN TEXAS A GUN IN THE BACK FREEZES YOU UP LEFTY WAS ALL GUTS NOW THAT I WAS HUNG UP ON THE GUN BARREL IT MIGHT AS WELL HAVE BEEN A MEAT HOOK I WARNED YOU NOT TO US SIGH IN THE GAME HE SNAPPED NOW YOU'LL HAVE TO TALK TO PETE ONE OF US ISN'T GOING TO LIVE THROUGH THIS I PROMISED HIM STARTING TO REACH FOR HIS THROAT THE GUN JABBED A REMINDER TO WATCH MY MANNERS DO YOU COME QUIETLY LEFTY ASKED SHRILLY OR DO WE THE SUDDEN SHRILLNESS OF HIS VOICE SCARED ME MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE HE WAS WORKED UP WORSE THAN I WAS QUIETLY I CONCEDED TRYING TO GET SOME SALIVA TO FLOW AGAIN THE PRESSURE AGAINST MY SPINE EASED OFF LEFTY STEPPED OUT OF THE ALLEY TO THE CURB AND FLAG DOWN A CRUISING CAPTOR HE MADE ME GET IN FIRST WHICH GAVE ME A CHANCE TO TURN WHEN I SAT DOWN AND SEE WHO HAD BEEN HOLDING THE GUN ON ME FROM BEHIND THE GUNMEN HAD SURE DRIFTED IN ONE AWFUL HURRY THERE WASN'T A SOUL EXCEPT LEFY AROUND HE HOPPED IN AFTER ME
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