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so wish. And I will not hesitate to do so should the need arise.тАЩ

тАШCome again?тАЩ said Soap.

тАШItтАЩs just that itтАЩs my duty to warn you.The Dimac Code of Honour. I have a badge and a certificate
and a little plastic card with my photo on it and everything. Would you care to see any of these?тАЩ

тАШNo,тАЩ said Soap. тАШAnd I am not delusional, nor am I violent. I am Soap Distant, traveller beneath, and I
demand to see Mr Bacon.тАЩ

The editor sighed. тАШMr Distant,тАЩ he said. тАШIf you really wish to pull off this scam you are going to have to
work a lot harder, get your facts straight, make your story more convincing.тАЩ

тАШScam?тАЩ said Soap. тАШStory?тАЩ

тАШI see what youтАЩre up to,тАЩ said the editor, тАШand it doesnтАЩt lack imagination. In fact it has a whole lot going
for it. The centre of the Earth. The last frontier. Planting the flag for England. Admirable stuffтАЩ

тАШBut itтАЩs all true!тАЩ SoapтАЩs pale face took on a pinkish hue.

тАШNo,тАЩ said the editor. тАШItтАЩs not. You should have done your research. Found a newspaper where a
former editor had died or something. Forged his signature onto some kind of contract.тАЩ

тАШI ... I ...тАЩ Soap began to colour up most brightly.

тАШYou see,тАЩ the editor continued, тАШfor one thing there never was a Mr Bacon on the staff. For another,
this paper was only founded eight years ago, and for another yet we only moved in here today. Look,I
founded this newspaper.I should know.тАЩ

тАШNo,тАЩ said Soap. тАШOh no no no.тАЩ And his head began to swim and he began to rock both to and fro.
And then he toppled off his box and fell upon the floor.



There is a deep dark pit of whirling blackness that detectives who work only in the тАШfirst personтАЩ always
fall into in chapter two. After a dame has done them wrong and a wise guy has bopped them over the
head. Soap did not fall into one of these. Soap fell headlong into full and sober consciousness and leapt
to his feet with a fearsome yell.

тАШKreegah Bundolo!тАЩ cried Soap, which all lovers of Tarzan will recognize to be none other than the cry
of the bull ape.
тАШHave a care,тАЩ cried the editor in ready response. тАШBeware the poison hand that mutilates your flesh.тАЩ

тАШPictures!тАЩ shouted Soap. тАШI have the pictures!тАЩ

тАШPictures?тАЩ went the editor. тАШLook, I was young and I needed the money.тАЩ-тАШEh?тАЩ went Soap. тАШWhatever
do you mean?тАЩ тАШOh, nothing, nothing. Do you want me to duff you up a bit? IтАЩm feeling quite in the
mood.тАЩ

тАШNo,тАЩ said Soap, swaying on his toes. тАШI am a Buddhist, I abhor all forms of violence. But I do have the