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an arrangement between Shan and another.

He sighed, and favored the pilot with a straight look.

"I am counted quite a good shot," he said, with what mildness he
could muster. "I offer this as a point of information."

"Yessir, I don't doubt it. But you gotta sleep sometime."

And that, thought Pat Rin, would appear to be that. He inclined his
head, granting the point as much to Shan as to Cheever
McFarland.

"Very well," he said. "Since you insist upon remaining in my
employ, I will tell you that I require a dawn departure."

The big man favored him with a stare. "You do."

"Yes, I do," Pat Rin said, rather sharply. "Have I made a demand
which is impossible for you to meet?"

"No. Would've made things a easier on us both, though, if you'd've
thought to call the tower and have us moved to a hotpad."

It was Pat Rin's turn to stare. "In order to accept a hotpad hook-up,
I would have had to file my license number with the tower," he said,
wondering if the pilot had returned from his leave just a little drunk,
after all.

Cheever nodded. "Yeah, but my card's already on-line. You
could've filed the request manually, direct into the queue, an'
nobody'd known it wasn't me on the board."

"Pilot McFarlandЧ"

"Cause you know the protocol for accepting the hook-up, right?
Just like you know the rest of the board? I tell you what, it beats hell
outta me why you won't sit second. I don't think I ever seen
anybody as hungry for the boards as you areЧand I sure could
use the help. Back-up, get it?"

"Mr. McFarland, I am not a pilot. Placing my hands upon that
boardЧ"

"What's the protocol for accepting a hotpad hook-up?" Cheever
demanded.

Pat Rin glared, goaded. "The keys to accept the hotpad hookup
are twelve-green-right and the appropriate ship axis is north-south-
east-westЧthat assumes one has a matching power-source, which