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00000350: 54 43 2E 20 54 68 69 73 20 69 73 20 6A 75 73 74 |TC. This is just|
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00000410: 65 20 67 65 74 20 61 6C 6F 6E 67 20 66 69 6E 65 |e get along fine|
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00000570: 74 6F 6C 64 20 54 6F 6D 20 49 20 77 61 73 20 66 |told Tom I was f|
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00000700: 72 6B 2E 22 00 22 57 68 79 20 64 6F 6E 27 74 20 |rk."."Why don't |
00000710: 79 6F 75 20 61 73 6B 20 6D 65 20 61 62 6F 75 74 |you ask me about|
00000720: 20 47 69 64 65 6F 6E 20 45 6E 74 65 72 70 72 69 | Gideon Enterpri|
00000730: 73 65 73 20 61 6E 64 20 49 27 6C 6C 20 67 69 76 |ses and I'll giv|
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00000750: 73 74 6F 72 79 3F 22 00 |story?". |
. (.)...+...#.........-.......\.........
..."PEOPLE WHO KNOW HIM SAY HE'S A RUTHL
ESS EGOMANIAC. HE TOSSED THE FORMER PRES
IDENT OUT ON HIS EAR, THROUGH SOME VICIO
US INTERNAL POLITICS.."HE'S THE HEAD OF
GIDEON ENTERPRISES. HE'S AN ARROGANT SOB
. I HEARD HE ONCE STUCK A LIVE BUNNY IN
THE PAPER SHREDDER."."SCHIMMING IS THE P
RESIDENT OF GIDEON ENTERPRISES. SINCE I
WORK ALONE, I DON'T HAVE MUCH CONTACT WI
TH THOSE COMPANY PEOPLE, BUT I'VE HEARD
THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE AFRAID OF HIM."
."SCHIMMING'S GOT AN OFFICE AT THE GIDEO
N ENTERPRISES AT (NC 4650)."."SCHIMMING
FORCED ME OUT OF MY OWN COMPANY. HE'S RU
THLESS AND TOTALLY UNETHICAL. HE'LL PAY
FOR THAT SOMEDAY."."I MET HIM ONCE BEFOR
E HE WAS PRESIDENT, AND HE SEEMED LIKE T
HE TYPE OF PERSON WHO WOULD ENJOY PULLIN
G THE WINGS OFF FLIES."."FRANK SCHIMMING
IS PRESIDENT OF GIDEON, THE PARENT COMP
ANY OF MTC. THIS IS JUST A RUMOR, BUT I
HEARD HE ALWAYS TAKES ALL THE NEWSPAPERS
FROM VENDING MACHINES."."HE'S THE PRESI
DENT OF GIDEON AND MTC. HE COULD CARE LE
SS ABOUT MTC, AND THAT'S FINE WITH ME. W
E GET ALONG FINE WITHOUT HIM.".."I WAS I
NTRODUCED TO FRANK SCHIMMING BY TOM GRIF
FITH. GRIFFITH PAID ME TO KEEP AN EYE ON
SCHIMMING AND KEEP HIM OCCUPIED. GRIFFI
TH GAVE ME A KEY TO AN APARTMENT (NC 460
5). HE TOLD ME TO TAKE SCHIMMING THERE.
THE OLD GUY WAS AN EGOTISTICAL BORE WHO
LOVED TO TALK ABOUT HIS FAVORITE SUBJECT
- HIMSELF. SEVERAL WEEKS AGO I TOLD TOM
I WAS FED UP WITH SCHIMMING, AND I CALL
ED THE ARRANGEMENT OFF."."MR. SCHIMMING
IS A HARD NOSED BUSINESSMAN. HE'S DONE A
N EXCELLENT JOB AND I SHARE HIS IDEALS."
."SCHIMMING IS THE HEAD OF GIDEON AND MT
C, BUT HE WON'T BE FOR LONG."."AS THE PR
ESIDENT OF GIDEON, I KNOW HOW TO GET AHE
AD IN BUSINESS, AND I'M NOT AFRAID TO TA
KE CHANCES. IF YOU'RE FINISHED ASKING ME
QUESTIONS, I CAN GET BACK TO WORK."."WH
Y DON'T YOU ASK ME ABOUT GIDEON ENTERPRI
SES AND I'LL GIVE YOU THE WHOLE STORY?".
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