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“Hey rily at the set

“Give it back, Hunter,” Zil demanded

“Give what back, jerkwad?”

Zil hesitated Then, “You knohat”

Hunter sighed heavily and sat up “Okay, so you’re accusingand you won’t even tellso”

“Beef!” Zil cried accusingly

Harry ca a con, attracted by the sound of raised voices

“What’s going on?” Harry asked

“Moof boy here stole so from my room,” Zil said

“You’re lying,” Hunter shot back “And don’t be calling me names”

“Moof? You’re a mutant freak Why shouldn’t I call you that?”

“What’s going on?” Harry asked again, bewildered

“Give it back,” Zil said “Give it back”

“You stupidabout!” Hunter was on his feet now, red in the face

“The jerky,” Zil said “You calledto be clever You know exactly what it was, because you stole it I had a piece of beef jerky”