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Joe flushed with embarrassment “It’s been seen for the last time”

“What did you do with it?”

“It’s in my sock drawer”

Gahed “Now, there’s a modest man”

Paul held out a newspaper It was pink The Financial Times, printed in the UK

He read a list of possible consequences had the tragedy not been averted It included a million dead, starvation, anarchy and even all-out war in the Middle East had the bla traced back to Jinn and his group in Yemen

At this point he al to like this part,” he said, then read on “All of this and more was averted due to heroic efforts of the da Major Edo and an unnayptian hero and ill receive the coveted Order of the Nile medal”

Gamay shook her head “That’s not fair”

“At least he got a

“That’s the best the govern a million lives?”

Leilani joined in “I know hi the center of attention unless of course he’s surrounded by a bevy of gorgeous women”

Joe laughed “You’ve just given ypt”

“All joking aside,” said Dirk, “if not for Joe risking his own life on an intrepid h Aswan Da the river would have been lost”

“Do they have a

count?” Rudi Gunn asked