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"And for seriously thinking that you might be a PC! That, I must confess, I find the most comical of all. AND FOR SERIOUSLY THINKING THAT YOU MIGHT BE A P C THAT I MUST CONFESS I FIND THE MOST COMICAL OF ALL
 don't tell me you let nothing pass your lips!" she burst out hotly as I started to speak. "I suppose you've never had a spray hypodermic? You'd never have felt it. Don't you see why they went to all this trouble?" "Honestly," I said. "I can't. I'm simply not that important to anyone in the world." "You're not," she said dryly. "But your eight thousand dollars was. I'd say if people can steal that much money and convince the victim he shouldn't go to the police, it was worth their while. You're not very likely to advertise the claim that you're a psi, are you?" "No," I admitted. "And," she said wearily, standing up. "There's always the angle that they'll con you by letting you into their imaginary 'Lodge' and extract some kind of dues out of you in return for keeping quiet about your so-called psi powers when you gamble. That would serve you right," she concluded. [Illustration:] "For what?" I demanded, beginning to feel pretty icy. "Being such an easy mark, for one thing," Shari said. K OF TEN POISONS THAT WOULD GIVE YOU THE SYMPTOMS SHERRY SAID AND DON'T TELL ME YOU LET NOTHING PASS YOUR LIPS SHE BURST OUT HOTLY AS I STARTED TO SPEAK I SUPPOSE YOU'VE NEVER HAD A SPRAY HYPODERMIC YOU'D NEVER HAVE FELT IT DON'T YOU SEE WHY THEY WENT TO ALL THIS TROUBLE HONESTLY I SAID I CAN'T I'M SIMPLY NOT THAT IMPORTANT TO ANY ONE IN THE WORLD YOU'RE NOT SHE SAID DRILY BUT YOUR EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS WAS I'D SAY IF PEOPLE CAN STEAL THAT MUCH MONEY AND CONVINCE THE VICTIM HE SHOULDN'T GO TO THE POLICE IT WAS WORTH THEIR WHILE YOU'RE NOT VERY LIKELY TO ADVERTISE THE CLAIM THAT YOU'RE A SIGH ARE YOU NO I ADMITTED AND SHE SAID WEARILY STANDING UP THERE'S ALWAYS THE ANGLE THAT THEY'LL CON YOU BY LETTING YOU INTO THEIR IMAGINARY LODGE AND EXTRACT SOME KIND OF DUES OUT OF YOU IN RETURN FOR KEEPING QUIET ABOUT YOUR SO CALLED SIGH POWERS WHEN YOU GAMBLE THAT WOULD SERVE YOU RIGHT SHE CONCLUDED FOR WHAT I DEMANDED BEGINNING TO FEEL PRETTY ICY BEING SUCH AN EASY MARK FOR ONE THING SHERRY SAID
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