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“Too bad we don’t get any lifelines,” Kurt said, “I’d love to ht about now”

“One hteenth Roosevelt said “Tell us what is meant by The House That Ruth Built?”

Kurt smiled His eyes fell on the old-style Yankees cap Someone who’d influenced these men had loved baseball and had obviously been from New York

“The House That Ruth Built is Yankee Stadiues hearty approval, “It was nareatest baseball player of all time”

“He is correct,” the eighteenth Roosevelt said excitedly “Only a true As”

“Yes, yes,” the others agreed “Nohat about the woman?”

“She’s with me,” Kurt said

“And the man?”

Kurt hesitated “He’s my prisoner”

“Then he will be our prisoner,” one of the judges said

“Our first prisoner,” the eighteenth Roosevelt proclaireat excitement of those around the room “Take him away”

Ishmael looked shocked as two rabbed him

“Heto the Geneva convention,” Kurt said sternly

“Yes, of course He will be cared for But he will be guarded night and day We have never lost a prisoner on Pickett’s Island Then again, we have never had one before He will not escape”

Without a chance to defend hiured he would be okay As the room emptied around him, he approached the bench