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Mark spun to hian?" He took a deep breath

Wait for itWait for it

"Fuck you!"

There it is

"Fuck all of you"

He was going to walk I could feel it Bob knew it too, because he wasn’t talking Unlike three-quarters of the people present, Bob also knew that running the Guild without Mark would be alrinned "Well, I’ot myself a job I am done"

"What the hell are we supposed to do?" one of the odda to do I am out I just wanted to let you all kno le one of you Rot in hell for all I care"

Mark turned to leave

"Wait," Bob called "What about your shares?"

Mark spun around "You want led "Is that it? My worthless shares that you and your Neanderthals drove from two hundred and seven dollars per share to fifty-six cents? You’re not getting theot above market value, too Enjoy the rest of your lives in this busted-ass ruin"

Mark boith a flourish, turned, and took off

Silence reigned

"Who bought his shares?" Sonia asked

"I did," Barabas said

Everyone looked at Barabas Bob Carver had the expression of athe Donations and Charitable Contributions provision," I said "The last entry under Membership Powers in the Manual"

Everyone looked attwenty thousand dollars to the Guild to be used only to fund the Clerk’s salary and the salary for an assistant of his choice for the next twoto reinstate him"

"You can’t do that," Bob sputtered "You can’t just buy your way in"

"Yes, she can," Rigan said "Hell, yes, she completely can"