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"And so you took the job of factor and radioed for an assistant, and when the assistant came he disappeared." Morones grunted, "He went out to get acquainted with the country and didn't come back." AND SO YOU TOOK THE JOB OF FACTOR AND RADIO FOR AN ASSISTANT AND WHEN THE ASSISTANT CAME HE DISAPPEARED MORON'S GRUNTED HE WENT OUT TO GET ACQUAINTED WITH THE COUNTRY AND DIDN'T COME BACK
nversation easily: "Well, we understand each other. You don't want me here and I'm here. So what are you going to do about it?" Morones flushed. He struggled to keep his temper down. "What do you want to know?" "What happened to the factor who was here before you?" "I don't know. The translucene wasn't coming in like it should. Sammis went out into the jungle for a palaver with the chiefs to find out why. And he didn't come back." "You didn't find out where he went?" "I just told you," Morones said impatiently, "he went out to see the native chiefs." "Alone?" "Of course, alone. There were only two of us Earthmen here. Couldn't abandon this post to the wogglies, could we? Not that it'd make much difference. Except for Nargyll, none'll come near." "You never heard of him again?" "No! Dammit, no! Say, didn't they have any dumber strappers around than you? I told you once--I tell you again--I never saw hide nor hair of him after that." "Aw-right, aw-right!" Olear regarded Morones placidly. IR SO THAT HE COULD WATCH BOTH MORONE'S AND THE DOOR HE REOPENED THE CONVERSATION EASILY WELL WE UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER YOU DON'T WANT ME HERE AND I'M HERE SO WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT MORONES FLUSHED HE STRUGGLED TO KEEP HIS TEMPER DOWN WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THE FACTOR WAS HERE BEFORE YOU I DON'T KNOW THE TRANSLUCENT WASN'T COMING IN LIKE IT SHOULD SAMMUS WENT OUT INTO THE JUNGLE FOR A PALAVER WITH THE CHIEF AND TO FIND OUT WHY AND HE DIDN'T COME BACK YOU DIDN'T FIND OUT WHERE HE WENT I JUST TOLD YOU MORIN SAID IMPATIENTLY HE WENT OUT TO SEE THE NATIVE CHIEF ALONE OF COURSE ALONE THERE ARE ANY TWO OF US EARTHMEN HERE COULDN'T ABANDON THIS POST TO THE WOGGLEYS COULD WE NOT DID IT MAKE MUCH DIFFERENCE EXCEPT FOR NAGGLE NONE LL COME HERE YOU NEVER HEARD OF HIM AGAIN NO DAMN IT NO SAY DIDN'T THEY HAVE ANY DUMMER STRAPPERS AROUND THAN YOU I TOLD YOU ONCE I TELL YOU AGAIN I NEVER SAW HIDE NOR HAIR OF HIM AFTER THAT ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT ALI REGARDED MORIN'S PLACIDLY
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