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"Thank God" Seagraure?" he asked

"I did"

"How muchhow many pounds of byzanium do you reckon can be extracted from Bednaya Mountain?"

"With luck, maybe a teaspoonful"

At first Seagraet it, then it sunk in Donner sat frozen and expressionless, his hands clenched over the armrests of the chair

"A teaspoonful," Seagraloomily "Are you certain?"

"You keep asking nation "If you don't buy my word for it, send somebody else to that asshole of creation"

"Just a minute" Donner's hand was on Koplin's shoulder "Novaya Zemlya was our only hope You took rateful, Sid, truly grateful"

"All hope isn't lost yet," Koplin murmured His eyelids drooped

Seagram didn't hear He leaned over the bed `What was that, Sid?"

"You've not lost yet The byzanium was there"

Donner moved closer "What do you mean, the byzanium was there?"

"Gonemined"

"You're notsense"

"I stus on the side of theinto them"