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"You knowReally I need to see all the lower levels and all the access stairwells to determine the security needs And I need admittance to them in advance of the EuroVa in a comment We’d discussed this before, and Wrassler had orders froy stubborn, which s to hide I shook my head and looked from the conflicted blood-servant to the doors with proper elevator etiquette

"This is essential, Wrassler You know it is"

When the elevator stopped again, it opened to the correct floor and we stepped out I flipped opencase and hit the nu it Wise Ass, which he could do without a head slap because of the distance between us

"Funny Can you dial in to the elevator system at vamp HQ?"

"It’s not on the corades Why?"

No one hadthe elevator to me, but we could deal with that later In private "Thefloor Get in and take a look-see, digitally and any other way you can figure out If you can’t find anything, we need to get the Otis people in here, pronto"

"Otis?"

"The elevator repair company"

"Will do"

I closed the cell If Eli’s unauthorized wiring had caused these probleht be in a world of hurt Literally But until I had proof that YS had caused the problems, I’d keep my worries to myself

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The small repast in Leo’s office was not s new liveries of black tuxedoes and white gloves--were done delivering food, setting it up to look pretty, and telling us what everything was, I was starving There was a ten-pound bison roast on the center of the tea table, a copper tray of roasted, stuffed quail, a tray of cheeses, and one of fruit There were also several bottles of wine--the dusty kind, with dry, curling labels that practically screa at vamp central and--with the exception of the varieties of meat--I wasn’t sure I liked all the hoity-toity alterations So about it set my dander up, as one of my housemothers used to say "Why all the new duds?"