A TALE OF TWO TIMES
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10 ~ Calling Home (opens the original)
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When Irwin appeared at our table, the mood that Annabelle’s and my conversation had gotten into changed suddenly. He dropped his bag of electronic magic under it, and he remained standing because there was no third seat at our table with its impossible view.“I think Bryan is a spy,” he told us in much excitement, “just like Clementine figured. I traced him and he left the Faraday Room and made a phone call to get info on Bennet. And, guess who he called?” We both shook our heads at him. “Only th
9 ~ Arch Company (opens the original)
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That’s much better, Bryan,” she said, smiling benignly, and he left.I couldn’t feel that there was genuine Aztec weirdness about the Hotel, so I asked Annabelle what she found weird.“Weirdness? For me, Francis, it started out with an honest interest in the company that owns the Hotel. You’ve probably learned that many of the staff are graduate students; well, my area is enterprise history, focusing on the comparative history of long term business enterprises in Europe and Asia. It sounds boring,
8 ~ The Faraday Room (opens the original)
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I soon found Annabelle Cole, sitting at a table for two on a slightly raised platform placed along an enormous span of a window. The Faraday Room was nearly full, and she occupied an extremely desirable place, so she was a not a manger in name only, but had the clout to get that table. All present, were involved in conversations with their table partner… Read more
7 ~ SAT (opens the original)
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Where is he, Francis?”, Irwin asked. “I’m nearly certain that you and my sheriff uncle were together a few minutes ago.”“Is this the man?” I showed him my portrait and said before he could answer, “A lady I was just talking with confirmed that this is your sheriff uncle. You might have seen her, she entered the hotel a moment before you exited it.”A qui… Read more
6 ~ A NSA Asshole (opens the original)
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6 ~ A NSA AssholeSheriff Dalton Herrington immediately looked around surveying our changed surroundings. Then, abruptly, took hold of my sketch pad, but I felt as if I had offered it to him. He looked intently at it, flipping back to the drawings and notes that showed him getting out of his car. Taking a deep breath, he returned the sketch pad to me, an… Read more
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