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They went back indoors and rode the elevator ten stories to the roof Irina said, “The best photoplays of the future will be those that are created inside the film studio”

The picture-taking studio had roos to capture natural light At one edge of the roof stood a stone wall that could serve as a precipice or a building Bell leaned over and looked down The life net winked back at hier than a dime

“I have one hth floor to a glea camera and projector machine shop, with a laboratory attached

“Everything is up-to-date Would you like to use our facility, Isaac?”

“Will your Artists Syndicate allow it?”

“I will deal with the Artists Syndicate You and Clyde will deal with me”

“Done,” said Isaac Bell “With one proviso My firm will staff Lynds’s workshop with mechanicians”

“If you like, though we already have the best in Los Angeles”

“And ill provide our own guards”

“Whatever for? This building is a fortress”

“So I noticed Nonetheless, my directors are conservative They will de possible to protect Lynds’s invention”

“Perhaps you could convince the is safe”

“My directors remember what happened on the Mauretania Professor Beiderbecke was killed And the ine why they insist that we protect our investment”

“I understand,” she said reluctantly

“I hope this wouldn’t cause trouble with the Artists Syndicate”