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“That’s an odd question”

“I’ to establish if there are any potential interactions that could negatively impact the productivity of Vance’s depart—it’s his I certainly mean no disrespect So if you’d rather not answer…”

“I’ll answer,” he replied “Vance and I respect each other as colleagues We have for all the years we’ve worked at Nano We don’t socialize outside of the office, but ell together Does that address your concerns?”

“It does” Testy, Siht Very testy “And I appreciate your candor Now let’s get down to your department itself How many products do you work on each year?”

Blockround

He speared a slice of pineapple and ate it before answering “Three to ten And so products”

“Who else at Nano do you provide important services to?”

“Finance We provide detailed cost estiets for our research, product development, and support functions”

“Great” Simone typed that in “How about people in companies outside of Nano?”

“I serve as Nano’s representative to SIA,” Block to the Semiconductor Industry Association “That role takes me all over the world”

Ti

“So youfacilities there”

Now Blockman looked distinctly uncomfortable He took another belt of coffee and his response was terser than his others had been “I’m a million-mile frequent flier many times over Does that answer your question?”

Boy, did it ever

“It does And that’s the last of the down at his wrist “Those are very handsoot them?”