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It was a very good thing that Deston had had ample warning, for he was indeed competing out of his class. As it was, his bullet crashed through Blaine's head, while the gunman's went harmlessly into the carpet. The other pistol duel wasn't even close! Lopresto's hand barely touched his gun. IT WAS A VERY GOOD THING THAT DESTON HAD HAD AMPLE WARNING FOR HE WAS INDEED COMPETING OUT OF HIS CLASS AS IT WAS HIS BULLET CRASHED THROUGH BLAINE'S HEAD WHILE THE GUNMAN'S WENT HARMLESSLY INTO THE CARPET THE OTHER PISTOL DUEL WASN'T EVEN CLOSE LOPRESTO'S HAND BARELY TOUCHED HIS GUN
n like that? You're _that_ good? Really?" "Especially against a man-mountain like that. I'm that good. Really," and both Joneses began to realize what Deston already knew--just how deadly those harmless-seeming weapons could be. Barbara went on: "We should have a signal, in case one of us gets warning first. Something that wouldn't mean anything to them ... musical, say ... Brahms. That's it. The very instant any one of us feels their intent to signal their attack he yells 'BRAHMS!' and we _all_ beat them to the punch. O. K.?" It was O. K., and the four--Adams was still hard at work in the lounge--went to bed. * * * * * And three days later, within an hour after the last flight-datum had been "put in the tank," the four intended victims allowed themselves to be inveigled into the lounge. Everything was peaceful; everyone was full of friendship and brotherly love. But suddenly "BRAHMS!" rang out, with four voices in absolute unison; followed a moment later by Lopresto's stentorian "NOW!  US TWO YET THESE ARE ALL THE WEAPONS I'LL NEED AGAINST A MOUNTAIN MAN LIKE THAT YOU'RE THAT GOOD REALLY ESPECIALLY AGAINST A MOUNTAIN MAN LIKE THAT I'M THAT GOOD REALLY AND BOTH JONESES BEGAN TO REALIZE WHAT DESTON ALREADY KNEW JUST HOW DEADLY THOSE HARMLESS SEEMING WEAPONS COULD BE BARBARA WENT ON WE SHOULD HAVE A SIGNAL IN CASE ONE OF US GETS WARNING FIRST SOMETHING THAT WOULDN'T MEAN ANYTHING TO THEM MUSICAL SAY BRAHMS THAT'S IT THE VERY INSTANT ANY ONE OF US FEELS THEIR INTENT TO SIGNAL THEIR ATTACK HE YELLS BRAHMS AND WE ALL BEAT THEM TO THE PUNCH O K IT WAS O K AND THE FOUR ADAMS WAS STILL HARD AT WORK IN THE LOUNGE WENT TO BED AND THREE DAYS LATER WITHIN AN HOUR AFTER THE LAST FLIGHT DATUM HAD BEEN PUT IN THE TANK THE FOUR INTENDED VICTIMS ALLOWED THEMSELVES TO BE INVEIGLED INTO THE LOUNGE EVERYTHING WAS PEACEFUL EVERYONE WAS FULL OF FRIENDSHIP AND BROTHERLY LOVE BUT SUDDENLY BRAHMS RANG OUT WITH FOUR VOICES IN ABSOLUTE UNISON FOLLOWED A MOMENT LATER BY LOPRESTO'S CENTORIAL NOW
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