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As it was, he choked on a mouthful of smoke and coughed violently, then sat back in the booth seat, staring speechlessly. AS IT WAS HE CHOKED ON A MOUTHFUL OF SMOKE AND COWKED VIOLENTLY THEN SET BACK IN THE BOOTH SEAT STARING SPEECHLESSLY
l had a thin dark-eyed face. He was frowning as he set down his coffee-cup. "Ed, you ought to know better than to try to kid your lawyer," he said. "You say Whitburn's trying to force you to resign. With your contract, he can't do that, not without good and sufficient cause, and under the Faculty Tenure Law, that means something just an inch short of murder in the first degree. Now, what's Whitburn got on you?" Beat around the bush and try to build a background, or come out with it at once and fill in the details afterward? He debated mentally for a moment, then decided upon the latter course. "Well, it happens that I have the ability to prehend future events. I can, by concentrating, bring into my mind the history of the world, at least in general outline, for the next five thousand years. Whitburn thinks I'm crazy, mainly because I get confused at times and forget that something I know about hasn't happened yet." Weill snatched the cigarette from his mouth to keep from swallowing it.  BEAN PIPER PART TWO STANLEY VILE HAD A THIN DARK EYED FACE HE WAS FROWNING AS HE SET DOWN HIS COFFEE CUP ED YOU OUGHT TO KNOW BETTER THAN TO TRY TO KID YOUR LAWYER HE SAID YOU SAY WHITBURN'S TRYING TO FORCE YOU TO RESIGN WITH YOUR CONTRACT HE CAN'T DO THAT NOT WITHOUT GOOD AND SUFFICIENT CAUSE AND UNDER THE FACULTY TEN YOUR LAW THAT MEANS SOMETHING JUST AN INCH SHORT OF MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE NOW WHAT'S WILBURG GOT ON YOU BEAT AROUND THE BUSH AND TRY TO BUILD A BACKGROUND OR COME OUT WITH IT AT ONCE AND FILL IN THE DETAILS AFTERWARD HE DEBATED MENTALLY FOR A MOMENT THEN DECIDED UPON THE LATTER COURSE WELL IT HAPPENS THAT I HAVE THE ABILITY TOPPREHEND FUTURE EVENTS I CAN BY CONCENTRATING BRING INTO MY MIND THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD AT LEAST IN GENERAL OUTLINE FOR THE NEXT FIVE THOUSAND YEARS WHITBURN THINKS I'M CRAZY MAINLY BECAUSE I GET CONFUSED AT TIMES AND FORGET THAT SOMETHING I KNOW ABOUT HASN'T HAPPENED YET VILES GNATCHED THE CIGARETTE FROM HIS MOUTH TO KEEP FROM SWALLOWING IT
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