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"T-that's nice" Braling strolled as casually as he could to the cellar door "You won'ta moment, will you? I have to make a phone call"

"To who Two frowned

"No one important"

"To Marionettes, Incorporated? To tell theet me?"

"No, no--nothing like that!" He tried to rush out the door A rip seized his wrists "Don't run!"

"Take your hands off!"

"No"

"Did my wife put you up to this?"

"No"

"Did she guess? Did she talk to you? Does she know? Is that it?" He screamed A hand clapped over his mouth

"You'll never knoill you?" Braling Two smiled delicately "You'll never know"

Braling struggled "Sheuessed; shemust have affected you!"

Braling Two said, "I' to put you in the box, lock it, and lose the key Then I'll buy another Rio ticket for your wife"

"Noait a minute Hold on Don't be rash Let's talk this over!"

"Good-by, Braling"