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at Rusty, she added, "It's easy to have an open mind since I've only
got half a brain."

"I didn't mean you," he said. "But I'm starting to wonder."

"To set your mind at ease, I doubt very much that Valeria is a vampire.
I suppose there's a remote possibility, but it seems highly unlikely."
"Now you're talking."

"I also agree that, since she probably isn't a vampire, she'd better be
beautiful."

Rusty beamed. "So, you want to back my bet?"

"Can't. You'll need someone to take a good, objective look at her and
decide who wins. That'd better be me. l'il decide the winner." "Fine
with me," I said.

"I guess that'll be okay," said Rusty.

"Don't look so worried," Slim told him.

"Well, you always take Dwight's side about everything."

"Only when his side is the 'right' side. And I have a fe ding that you
might win this one."

"Thanks a lot," I told her. "But I promise to be fair." "I know," I
said.

"So what're we gonna wager?" Rusty asked me.

"How much money do you want to lose?" I asked him.

I wasn't very confident about winning, anymore. He'd made a pretty
good argument; if Valeria isn't a vampire, she has to be beautiful or
there'd be no show. But I saw a hole in his case.

Valeria didn't have to be a real vampire for the show to work. She
didn't need to be incredibly gorgeous, either. The Traveling Vampire
Show might be successful anyway ... if it was really and truly exciting
or scary.

"Let's leave money out of the wager," Slim suggested. "Suppose the
loser has to do something gross?"

Rusty grinned. "Like kiss the winner's ass?"

"Something along those lines."