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"No witnesses," I say, showin' him my teeth.

"I see," the guy sez, lookin' a little nervous,
which is one of the customary side effects of my
smiles. "Well . . . lefs try it this way ... are
you currently wanted by the authorities?"

"No."

"Good . . . good," he nods, fillin' in that blank
on the form in front of him.

"Okay . . . one final question. Do you know of
any reason why you should not be allowed to
enlist in the army of Possiltum?"

In the actualities of the siruational, I knew of
several reasons not to enlist . . . startin' with the

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fact that I didn't want to and endin' with the
godawful wardrobe that I would be forced to wear
as a soldier-type.

"Naw."

"Very well/' he sez, pushin' the form across the
table at me. "Just sign or make your mark here,
please."

"Is that all?" I ask, scrirjblin' mv name in the
indicated spot.

"Is that all, sergeant," the joker smiles, pickin' up
the paper and blowin' on the signature.

Another reason for not joinin' the army occurs to
me.

"Is that all, sergeant?" I sez, bein' careful not to
let my annoyance show.

"No. Go to the next tent now and you'll be
issued a uniform. Then report back here and you'll
be assigned to a group for your training."

'Training?"