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..>......J.=.YOU ARE STANDING ON THE SID
EWALK OF W45-46, IN FRONT OF THE LOCKED
ENTRANCE OF A SEEMINGLY DESERTED BUILDIN
G..THIS APPARENTLY DESERTED BUILDING HAS
AN OMINOUS QUALITY..YOU CAN'T. THE DOOR
IS LOCKED..THE ENTRANCE SUDDENLY OPENS
INWARD. STRONG ARMS REACH OUT AND PULL Y
OU INTO THE BUILDING. AN UGLY, GNOME-LIK
E WOMAN IS SITTING AT A CARD TABLE. THE
MAN WHO DRAGGED YOU INSIDE IS AN UNSHAVE
N, REDHAIRED BRUTE. HE SHOVES YOU DOWN O
NTO A SHABBY SOFA AND POINTS A LASERGUN
AT YOU. HE SAYS, "EMPTY YOUR POCKETS.".Y
OU PUT EVERYTHING YOU HAVE ON THE SOFA N
EXT TO YOU. THE WOMAN SAYS, "THANKS FOR
BEING SO COOPERATIVE. OKAY, SWEETIE." TH
E MAN PULLS THE TRIGGER OF THE LASERGUN.
A THIN RED BEAM STRIKES YOU IN THE CHES
T. YOU ARE DEAD..YOU TAKE OUT THE AMBER
LIGHTER AND PUT YOUR FINGERTIP IN THE DE
PRESSION. A YELLOW FLAME SHOOTS OUT THE
OTHER END. THE MAN GAPES AT YOU, AND THE
WOMAN SAYS, "MY GOODNESS, WE HAD NO IDE
A! I SEE WE'RE ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE F
ENCE. SORRY TO HAVE FRIGHTENED YOU.".YOU
START TO STAND UP. THE WOMAN SHOUTS, "K
ILL HIM!" THE MAN PULLS THE TRIGGER OF T
HE LASERGUN. A THIN RED BEAM STRIKES YOU
IN THE CHEST. YOU ARE DEAD..THE WOMAN C
OMES OVER TO YOU AND TAKES YOUR HAND, TU
RNING IT PALM UPWARD. SHE SAYS, "YOU HAV
E A NICE HAND, DEARIE, BUT I CAN MAKE IT
NICER!" SHE TAKES A SMALL BLACK BOX OUT
FROM UNDER ONE OF THE CUSHIONS ON THE S
OFA. "THIS LITTLE ITEM CAN GIVE YOU A WH
OLE NEW SET OF FINGERPRINTS! INTERESTED?
".THE MAN SAYS, "THAT'S A NICE LIGHTER,
WANT TO TRADE?" HE TAKES A SMALL METAL O
BJECT OUT OF HIS POCKET AND SAYS, "YOU C
AN USE THIS TO PRY UP THE MANHOLE COVERS
ON FIFTH AVENUE. ALL THOSE OLD SEWER TU
NNELS LEAD TO THE SUBWAYS." HE HOLDS OUT
HIS HAND FOR THE LIGHTER..YOU THANK THE
M FOR THEIR HOSPITALITY AND LEAVE..THE W
OMAN SAYS, "I THOUGHT YOU WOULD BE, MY D
EAR. BUT WE DON'T RUN A CHARITY. THE PRI
CE IS $500.".THE MAN TAKES THE LIGHTER A
ND HANDS YOU THE MANHOLE TOOL..YOU TAKE
OUT $500 AND HAND IT TO THE WOMAN. SHE S
HOWS YOU HOW TO USE THE FINGERPRINTER. T
HEN YOU TAKE IT AND PUT IT INTO YOUR POC
KET..YOU TAKE OUT YOUR MONEY AND COUNT I
T. NOT ENOUGH! THE WOMAN SAYS, "TOO BAD.
THIS IS A HANDY LITTLE TOY. WELL, IT'S
BEEN NICE MEETING YOU, HONEYBUNCH!".THE
WOMAN LOOKS AT YOU AS IF SHE DOESN'T QUI
TE UNDERSTAND YOU..OK, IT'S UP TO YOU..Y
OU TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT THE LOCK AND REA
LIZE THAT IT IS ON SOME SORT OF TIME MEC
HANISM. IT IS SET TO OPEN AT 10 PM AND C
LOSE AT 5 AM..YOU REALIZE THAT YOU ALREA
DY HAVE A MANHOLE-TOOL AND DON'T NEED AN
OTHER. EMBARASSED, YOU EXPLAIN THIS TO T
HE MAN.YOU TALK BUT, THE MAN IGNORES YOU
..YOU TALK BUT, THE WOMAN IGNORES YOU..W
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