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In the meantime Handy Anderson had risen from his seat and strolled around the side of his desk,
perching on the corner nearest Mike. (Another move directly out of the management lectures, Mike
realized. Hell, Anderson had assigned him to cover those lectures once.) тАЬMike, I want you to know
youтАЩre on dangerous ground here.тАЭ

Oh God, he called me Mike,thought Liberty.Next heтАЩllbe looking plaintively out the window as if
lost in thought,wrestling with a momentous decision.

He said, тАЬIтАЩm used to dangerous ground, boss.тАЭ

тАЬI know, I know. I just worry about those around you. Your sources. Your friends. Your co-workers . .
.тАЭ

тАЬNot to mention my superiors.тАЭ

тАЬ. . . all of whom would be heartbroken if something horrible happened to you.тАЭ

тАЬParticularly if they were standing nearby when it happened,тАЭ added the reporter.

Anderson shrugged and stared plaintively out the full-length window. Mike realized that whatever
Anderson was afraid of, it was worse than his fear of heights. And this was a man who, if office rumor
was correct (and it was), kept a locked room in the sub-basement that contained dirt on most of the
celebrities and important citizens of the city.

The pause dragged beyond a moment into a minute. Finally Mike broke. He gave a polite cough and
said, тАЬSo you have an idea how to handle this тАШdangerous groundтАЩ?тАЭ
Handy Anderson nodded slowly. тАЬI want to print the series. ItтАЩs good work.тАЭ

тАЬBut you donтАЩt want me anywhere in the immediate vicinity when the next part of that story hits the
street.тАЭ

тАЬIтАЩm thinking of your own safety, Mickey, itтАЩs . . .тАЭ

тАЬDangerous ground,тАЭ finished Mike. тАЬI heard. Here be dragons. Perhaps it would be time for an
extended vacation? Maybe a cabin in the mountains?тАЭ

тАЬI was thinking more of a special assignment.тАЭ

Of course,thought Mike.That way I wonтАЩt have thechance to figure out whose tail IтАЩve
inadvertently twisted.And give those involved time to cover their tracks.

тАЬAnother part of the Universe News Network empire?тАЭ Mike said with a road smile, at the same time
wondering what godforsaken colony world he would be doing agricultural reports from.

тАЬMore of a roving reporter,тАЭ teased Anderson.

тАЬHow roving?тАЭ MikeтАЩs smile suddenly became flinty and brittle. тАЬWill I need shots for off-planet?тАЭ

тАЬBetter than getting shot for being on-planet. Sorry, bad joke. The answer is yes, IтАЩm thinking definitely