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Something indefinable told him that he should be concerned.
Groaning in irritation, he fired up his contraband water heater and took
a quick shower in the small stall secreted in his hidden room. Being in a
technologically disadvantaged world didnтАЩt mean he had to live like a
savage, regardless how TAU might perceive it. HeтАЩd paid good money to
have the water heater brought here and anyone who might suggest he
get rid of it would have a serious fight on their hands.
He quickly dressed, threw on his hat and jacket, and strolled out into
the night after securing his safe room from accidental discovery. The
chances of that were slim indeed, but he made it a habit regardless. HeтАЩd
decided long ago that it was better to do certain things without fail than
take the chance of forgetting the one time when it would make all the
difference.
He smiled at the memory this thought conjuredтАФa recollection of his
mother explaining why she used her turn signals even in a grocery store
parking lot. The body remembers even if the mind does not, sheтАЩd told
him.
He hadnтАЩt thought about his mother in years and felt vaguely guilty
at the realization. He didnтАЩt even know if she was still alive. Some
wonderful son I am, he thought. It wasnтАЩt a good sign, really. The one
thing his kind could not afford to lose was any connection to their former
humanity. The fact that heтАЩd not thought of her for so long didnтАЩt bode
well in the long run, though he could attribute at least some of that to
the fact that this job could be so damned demanding.
But, in all fairness, he hadnтАЩt been there for but a fraction of the time
that had passed since heтАЩd last spoken with his mother.
Pushing the guilt aside for the time being, he glanced around,
assured himself that no one was watching, then vaulted to a nearby
rooftop. He scanned the darkened streets from three stories up, then
turned and made his way toward the clock tower where theyтАЩd originally
located the worldgate. If the agent had arrived as expected, that would be
the first place to check.




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Val was ready to drop. She ached from head to toe. Her arm had
begun to shake nearly two hours ago, leaving tiny cuts on the womanтАЩs
neck. The man had obviously grown tired of standing, and had lowered