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My explanations can be very convincing, as any jury
can tell you, and the foreman decides to accept this one
without question, somehow overlookin' the fact that I
had helped the Mouth to his feet with such enthusiasm
that his feet were not touchin' the floor when the pro-
ceedin's were halted. Perhaps he attributed this phenome-
non to the Pixie Dust which was so fond of levitatin'
anything in the plant that wasn't tied down. Whatever
the reason, he buys the story and wanders off, leavin'
me to share my lunch with my two colleagues whose
lunch has somehow gotten tromped on during playtime.

Apparently, my display of masculine-type prowess has
convinced everyone that I am indeed not a company spy,




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for the two guys which jumped me in such an unprofes-
sional manner is now very eager to chat on the friendliest
of terms. The one I have been referrin' to as the Mouth
turns out to be named Roxie, and his chairswingin' buddy
is Sion. Right away we hit it off as they seem to be
regular-type guys, even if they can't throw a punch to
save their own skins, and it' seems we share a lot of
common interests . . . like skirts and an occasional bet
on the ponies. Of course, they are immediately advanced
to the top of my list of suspects, as anyone who thinks
like me is also likely to have little regard for respectin'
the privacy rights of other people's property.

The other thing they tell me before we return to our
respective tasks is that the Pixie Dust job I am doin' is
really a chump chore reserved for new worker types what
don't know enough to argue with their assignments. It
is suggested that I have a few words with the foreman,
as he has obviously been impressed with my demeanor,
and see if I can't get some work more in keepin' with
my obvious talents. I am naturally grateful for this advice,
and pursue their suggestion without further delay.

The foreman does indeed listen to my words, and sends
me off to a new station for the balance of the day. Upon