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“Well, that was fun,” Peabody said when Eve resecured the door

“A barrel of laughs”

“Poor kid He wasto have the sex of his dreaets busted”

“The fact that a rosebud ed to preserve most of his modesty tells me that the sex of his dreams outruns the reality” At Peabody’s snort, Eve turned to the elevator “Sunny backed up his story about the an item Not that I doubted it The kid was too scared to lie So…Dave’s been keeping up with the social activities of his marks He knows the family, the friends, and he kno to use them”

She stepped out of the elevator, crossed the lobby “For an MD in a et his hands on plenty of data”

She paused at the door and si out at the thin, steady snow “You got off-planet clearance, Peabody?”

“Sure It’s a job requirement”

“Right Well, go ho I want you on your way to Rexal on the first transport we can arrange You and McNab can check out the facilities, find the unit Palmer had access to”

The initial rush fronment turned to ashes in her mouth “McNab? I don’t need McNab”

“When you find the unit, you’ll need a good electronics man” Eve opened the door, and the blast of cold cooled the annoyed flush on Peabody’s cheeks

“He’s a pain in the ass”

“Sure he is, but he knows his job If Feeney can spare him, you’re the off-planet tea to interrupt Feeney’s sleep and get the ball rolling A screa her weapon instead

She pounded west, boots digging into the slick sidewalk With one quick gesture, she signaled Dalrymple to stay at his post in the surveillance van

She saw the wo to ato shield her face and ainst his shoulder The pitch and voluood job of it

“Police!” He shouted it as he saw Peabody and Eve running toward them “Here’s the police, honey My God,to? He threw it out, threw it out right at our feet”