THE COWARDLY LION,Volume Two, Chapter XVII

THE COWARDLY LION,Volume Two, Chapter XVII

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I finished the shift with Herberich and Gularte. Nobody got shot, and they sort of bonded in that single time together. Not with me, but with each other. I understood, in the back seat, that I wasn’t really bondable material. I had my wife and daughter and that was...
THE COWARDLY LION, Volume Two, Chapter XVI

THE COWARDLY LION, Volume Two, Chapter XVI

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I left Mardian at the pool, since I’d given him everything I had about whatever it was I was supposed to know, but really didn’t. The money was invisibly held into the middle of the clamshell holster meant to hold and conceal a Smith and Wesson .44 Magnum, 4 inch...
THE COWARDLY LION, Volume Two, Chapter XV

THE COWARDLY LION, Volume Two, Chapter XV

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Gularte was waiting at the beach unit when I arrived at the city parking lot, my Volkswagen’s engine knocking a bit, which had me worried, but not unduly so. The thing was still under warranty, although I had no replacement if it might be in the dealership shop for...
THE COWARDLY LION, Volume Two, CHAPTER XIV

THE COWARDLY LION, Volume Two, CHAPTER XIV

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  I drove the Marauder to the pier in silence, neither Gularte nor I saying a word, even as the vehicle, much heavier than the Bronco built for the off-road job of patrolling the beach and incidental structures, made a smooth surface out of the rough wooden slat...