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“Right? You knoho does that shit? Theaterher expression, he put the hand terminal in his pocket “It’s easy to execute your own Someone that follows your orders, they’re easy to kill This ‘We hold ourselves to an exacting standard’ thing? I’ve seen it before It’s showy, because who does that shit? But it’s easy”

“I don’t know, boss It made an impression,” she said In the distance, the whine of an electricopen The old man heard it and rose from his stool

“Well, it shouldn’t have,” he said, walking toward the loading dock “We’re sure they were fighting? Him and his wife?”

Agnete shrugged She didn’t like the way the boss thought about two things at once Iton the business at hand

“They were yelling at each other,” she said “Your friend in housekeeping couldn’t ”

“Interesting Our guy didn’t want reedy But if he and the sweetheart aren’t getting along, maybe there’s an itch we can scratch there”

“Honeypot?”

“There’s a reason the classics are classic”

“I’nete said “But after we’re done here”

The loading dock door hu up, then clattered as it rose Dust and translucent scales cao of a grain hauling coone bankrupt four years earlier still peeled on its side The back of the truck opened and four uns

The old man sniffed, cleared his throat, sneezed

“Bless you,” one of the four men said The leader

“Thanks,” the old htened her grip on the gun, but didn’t raise it For a long breath, no one moved

“If this is the delivery,” the oldelse…”

Bless You shook his head “It’s the delivery, but the price has gone up”