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Authorization One, Roarke Industries This level entitles you to select any items under this manufacturer’s brand at no cost

“Wow We can clean house” Peabody turned her dazzled eyes to the shelves craet one of these?”

“Shut up, Peabody Look, I’ for this,” she told the machine “So just bypass Authorization One and debit my account”

Unable to comply Would you care to make another selection?

“Da aith this”

Peabody had the wit to run the box through security release, then jogged to catch up with Eve “Listen, since we’re here anyway, couldn’t I just have one—”

“No”

“But—”

“No” Eve gave the glide one quick, bad-teot on to ride to medical level

“Most wo credit”

“I’m not most women”

Peabody rolled her eyes “You’re telling me”

Peabody ahed greed

“This is great It just came out”

He turned the box over in his good hand His other arm was cased in a plasti-cast to knit the bone that had snapped in his fall