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Stasheff, Christopher тАУ Starship Troupers 3 тАУ A Slight Detour

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Ramou caught Larry by the shoulder and spun him around. Larry lurched back against the wall,
clapping a hand to his shoulder. "Ow!" He stared up at Ramou in anger that turned to fear when he saw
the look in his eye.

"Ramou, stop!" Suzanne cried.

"No, Ramou!" Lacey shouted. "Mr. Burbage, help me!"

I leaped to help even before she called. "Please, Ramou! Whatever his offense, it doesn't merit
this!"

The lounge went into instant pandemonium as everyone tried to deter Ramou. We all knew how
dangerous he might be when enraged. Well, no, not "knew," actuallyтАФbut we feared the worst.

Ramou virtually shrugged off the hands that tried to contain him, though, and elbowed aside
anyone who dared intervene as he barked at Larry. Larry shrank away, obviously terrified but still trying
to look truculent.

"Strychnine!" Ramou stepped closer to him, crowding him, backing him into the corner. "That
needle was tipped with strychnine!"

"Well, I didn't put it there!" Larry protested.

"Who else?" Ramou snarled. "You're the only one in this company who goes around picking locks!
Opening every locker back there on New VenusтАФthen Charlie turns up with a needle in his tights, and
you're going to tell me you didn't put it there?"

"I didn't! I swear!"

"Yeah, every time somebody crosses you, you swear a blue streak. What's the matter, Larry? Did
Charlie say something you didn't like, when he wasn't looking?"

Barry turned to Charles Publican. "Why didn't you tell us the needle was poisoned, Charles?"

"I didn't intend for anyone to learn of it," Charles said, pale-faced. He had good reason; Ramou was
a martial arts master. It was very unlike him to lose his temper like thisтАФ and bullying certainly wasn't
his style.


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