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I went down on a knee, gasping. I hadn't seen his sidekick  the alley was pretty dark. I heard Lefty's breath suck in sharply as I came up out of my crouch, diving for him. I WENT DOWN ON A KNEE GASPING I HADN'T SEEN HIS SIDE KICK THE ALLEY WAS PRETTY DARK I HEARD LEFTY'S BREATH SUCK IN SHARPLY AS I CAME UP OUT OF MY CROUCH DIVING FOR HIM
than I thought he would. The other gamblers could have squawked that my chips should go into the next pot, but apparently none of them did. Lefty sidled out as Nick was paying me off. "Wait outside for me," I said to him. "Why not?" he said, sticking his chin out at me and walking out. Nick grabbed me again. "Don't get hot, Tex," he warned me. "I don't want a killing on my own sidewalk. Take it some place else, huh, kid?" "Sure," I said. There wasn't any danger Lefty would hang around. I was big enough to break him in two, which is exactly what I planned if I caught up with him. * * * * * It had been dark for some hours by the time I hit the street and waved for a skim-copter. Nick's games start late. "You asked me to wait," somebody said. I spun around and saw Lefty standing in the alleyway beside the building. I went for him, charging hard. He scuttled back into the alley, out of what little light there was that far downtown. Just as I reached for him, somebody slugged me in the gut.  SECTION THREE OF CARD TRICK BY JOHN BERRYMAN THIS LIEBER OF OX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN IT HAD BEEN DARK FOR SOME HOURS BY THE TIME I HIT THE STREET AND WAVED FOR A SKIM COPTOR NIX GAME START LATE YOU ASKED ME TO WAIT SOMEBODY SAID I SPUN AROUND AND SAW LEFY STANDING IN THE ALLEYWAY BESIDE THE BUILDING I WENT FOR HIM CHARGING HARD HE SCUTTLED BACK INTO THE ALLEY OUT OF WHAT LITTLE LIGHT THERE WAS THAT FAR DOWN TOWN JUST AS I REACHED FOR HIM SOMEBODY SLUGGED ME IN THE GUT
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