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It occurs to me that she has a truly unusual concept
of how to avoid negative thinkin'.

"Suit yourself," I sez, givin' her my best careless
shrug like I usually save for court performances. "As
far as the job goes, I am truly at a dead end. After a
week I have discovered nothin' and don't have the fog-
giest where to look next."

"Good!" she sez, breakin' into a smile which could
melt an iceberg, of which there are very few at the Bazaar
with which I could test my hyperbole. Naturally I am
surprised.

"Perhaps my small-but-normally-accurate ears are de-
ceivin' me. Bunny. Did I understand you to say that it's
a good thing that I am gettin' nowhere in my investiga-
tions?"

"That's right. You see, I think I'm on to something
at my end, and if you're coming up empty in the plant,
maybe you can help me with my theories! Now here's
what I want you to do."

Followin' Bunny's suggestion, I start out the next week




26 Robert Asprin

by bracin' the foreman to reassign me to work in the
warehouse on inventory. At first he is reluctant as he
does not like worker types tellin' him his job, but after
I point out to him how small the hospitalization benefits
provided by the owner really are, he becomes far more

reasonable.

All I have to do to give Bunny the support she requests
is to double-check the materials comin' into the plant,
and send her an extra copy of each day's tally in the
inter-office mail. This pleases me immensely, as it is not
only easy work, it also gives me substantial amounts of
free time with which I can pursue a project of my own.

You see, I am still more than a little steamed over the
hatchet job which was performed upon my paycheck. I
therefore take it upon myself to commence conductin'