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"Could they see everything all right froer croe can use soer races"

Bigger crowds et to the surface faster I’ve spentto have to court it if I want to get Above

"Now that you’ve given thee a fee to watch you, set times for your swims so that spectators knohen to come And the bettors liked it, too They can take bets on howneatch for a change The races have been going on the same way forever" He looks at True "Was it you? Were you holding hts or mirrors," I say "They’re fish Made out of metal" I scoop one up and hold out ot enough interest to give it a try You can have free practice tis with me"

This is excellent Even better than I’d hoped Of course, people will be watching h I’ll have to talk I can have Aldo announce me "Not down the middle," I say "Seventy-thirty, the same as any racer"

Aldo shakes his head "It’s a risk," he says "I know people will bet on and watch the races I’m not sure that this will take off"

"Seventy-thirty," I say "All I need you to do is provide the water and the lanes and announce for me I’ll supply the rest, at no cost to you I havethat the fish were light and mirrors--a trick--has made my mind sith possibilities

"Like what?" Aldo asks

"We’ll show people the fish," I say, "and tell the crowd that we’re going to up the ante every time I swim We’ll put more fish in the water True can ive off an electrical charge when they toucharound the ainst the fish with pain, I’d work even harder to avoid them

"That sounds too risky," True says

"I’ too erous we make it see things up, ether to o under, deep, and see how fast I can coht," he says "We can split it seventy-thirty"

True looks upset "Why do you want to take so many risks?" he asks, but no sooner has he finished the question than an expression of understanding crosses his face and he falls silent I find it ard for my safety Does True really understand erous than anything I do in the swi lanes

Aldo and I set a time for my next event "We can’t call them races," Aldo says, "so we’ll call the of theest we use that teruessthis Especially not True

After Aldo leaves, True leans farther over the lane to talk tothis," he says "Why you’re taking so ure it out? How did I give ? Of course My h coin to buy it back

"I’ll help you," he says "I won’t charge you anything for any of the fish you use I’ll help you make them"