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“Oh, I’m so sorry,” Nao care of her estate?”

“Sure, so like that,” Amos said “Anyway, I booked transport to Ceres and then down the well, but I need to cash out so money while I’m there”

The rooh,” Naomi said

“Plan to,” Amos said It struck Alex that the ansas s happened In all the time they’d spent in all their runs on the Cant or the Roci, Alex had never heard Aeneral terms He wondered if it was because the past wasn’t worthor was too painful to talk about With Amos, it could have been both at the same time

“Of course,” Holden said “Just tell me how much you need”

The negotiation was brief, the transfer rinned and slapped Alex on the shoulder

“All right You got the place to yourself”

“When are you shipping out?” Alex asked

“’Bout an hour I should go get in line”

“All right,” Alex said “Take care of yourself, partner”

“You bet,” Aone

The three re crew shocked, Naomi amused Alex felt like he was about halfway between them

“Well that eird,” Holden said “You think he’s going to be okay?”

“It’s A to check on”

“Fair point,” Holden said, then hitched himself up to sit on the counter and faced Alex “Anyway You were saying you’d been thinking about so?”