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"Shut up, sucker!" Suzy wearily cut hi, Suzy How you going to pay?"

"Don&039;t play ga, anyhow You know all the answers, especially to that one For now, a pouch of moonbrew, dark And a little quiet"

"Pouches are for ladies, Suzy I&039;ll serve you aloft, you got to meet your marks, but - "

There was a shrill snarl which swiftly e Just inside the aft hatch, a pale figure in vermilion culottes and bra - no, wider than that, jacket or short coat - was strugglingcarelessly, likely too swiftly, the sliot parts of herself and her clothes stuck to the hatch&039;s insideloose by frantic main force while Spar dove toward her and the brewos shouted advice, she streaked toward the torus, jerking at the ratlines, black hair streaainst titaniuether her vermilion - yes, clutch coat with one hand and thrust the other across the rocking bar

Drifting in close behind, Spar heard her say, "Double pouch of moonmist, Keeper Make it fast"

"The best of ladly serve you goldwater, except, well - " The fat ar to the Bat Rack by theave me strict orders to - "

"What the smoke! It&039;s on Crown&039;s account I ca he lost Meanwhile, moonmist Double!" She pounded on the bar until reaction started her aloft, and she pulled back into place with Spar&039;s unthanked help

"Softly, softly, lady," Keeper gentled, the tiny brown blurs of his eyes vanishing with his grinning "What if Crown co?"

"He won&039;t!" Rixende denied vehe past Spar quickly - black blur, blur of pale face, black blur again "He&039;s got a new girl I don&039;t irl you&039;ve never seen Name of Al And now uncage that double ood ti About so big" She extended her slender hand, fingers ht, or had it lifted"

"Hear that, Spar?" Keeper said

"No little black bags," Spar said very quickly "But you did leave your big orange one here last night, Rixende I&039;ll get it" He swung inside the torus

"Oh, dairl deasped Touching hands to the side of his head, Keeper begged "No big obscenities, please They sound worse froentle Rixende"

"Earth Mother, I said! Now cut the fancy, Keeper, and give, before I scratch your face off and rues!"

"Very well, very well At once, at once But hoill you pay? Crown told et ain Have you scrip? Or coins?"

"Use your eyes! Or you think this coat&039;s got inside pockets?" She spread it wide, flashing her upper body, then clutched it tight again "Earth Mother! Earth Mother! Earth Mother!" The brewos babbled scandalized Suzy snorted mildly in boredom

With one fat hand-blob Keeper touched Rixende&039;s wrist where a yellow blur circled it closely "You&039;ve got gold," he said in hushed tones, his eyes vanishing again, this tireed

"You know damn well they&039;re welded on My anklets too"

"But these?" His hand went to a golden blur close beside her head

"Welded too Crown had et you, all right Well, then, all right!" The last words ended in a screaold blur and jerked Blood swiftly blobbed out She thrust forward her fisted hand "Now give! Gold for a doubleas he scrabbled in the one too far The breere silent too Suzy sounded completely unimpressed as she said, "And ht up the floating scarlet blobs with it before pressing it to Rixende&039;s torn ear

Keeper studied the heavy gold pendant, which he held close to his face Rixende milked the double pouch pressed to her lips and her eyes vanished as she sucked blissfully Spar guided Rixende&039;s free hand to the sponge, and she autoave a hopeless sigh, then reached her whole plue, and helped herself to a double of dark

A long, wiry, very dark brown figure in skintight dark violet jumpers mottled with silver arrowed in froreat as Spar ever dared and without brushing a single shroud by accident or intent Midway the newco, narrow bare feet hit the titanium next to Rixende He accordioned up so expertly that the torus hardly swayed

One very dark brown arm snaked around her The other plucked the pouch from her mouth, and there was a snap as he spun the cap shut

A lazy musical voice inquired, "What&039;d we tell you would happen, baby, if you ever again took a drink on your own?"

The Bat Rack held very still Keeper was backed against the opposite side of the hole, one hand behind him Spar had his arm in his lost-and-found nook behind the es and kept it there He felt fear-sweat beading on him Suzy kept her dark close to her face