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watched equally and that all proceeds should be divided accordingly.
    Enough of this, Moldenke. I'm off to the greenhouse.
    See you in the city.
    As always,
    Burnheart
     
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    Burnheart called:
    “Moldenke? ”
    “Burnheart? ”
    “Yes, speaking. Dink? One question: Why hasn't he thought of unplugging the phone?”
    “The phone? The telephone? My telephone?”
    “Right. Why not?”
    “I don't know. I hadn't thought of it either.”
    “Wrong, Dink. He's thought of it. He's considered it. A few years back I might have said he was capable of oversights, but not now. The most we can hope for now is chance and accident. Are you with me? Together, Dink. Me and you. We'll roll him like a pill in our fingers. Say, Dink? Have you noted my high mood?”
    “Yes. You seem up. Upper than you were the last I saw you.”
    “Naturally. I'm back in the country. One sniff of the peat and I'm mysteriously restored. Energy surges again. Now and again we toss a bucket of crabs out to the hogs. The hogs live among the pilings under the house. You've never seen this place, have you? That will have to be fixed. The country is almost alive with occasional activity. The other day I was sitting on a gum stump watching an unusual sort of insect crawl up a dead brush plant. A very colorful bug, stripes, crescents, long, fernlike antennae. You know the sort, Moldenke?”
    “Sure I know. The decorator bug.”
    “Yes, of course. The decorator bug. When he reached the top of a branch he attached himself by the hinder legs and began unfurling himself. Membranes fanned out, wings turned and adjusted themselves. And there he was, a flower. Later, other decorator bugs came along and settled in place-—buds, leaves, even a mock wasp. It was a natural gas, Moldenke. You'd never see that in the city, would you?”
    “I guess not.”
    “Then come to the country. Be with me and Eagleman.”
    “Bunce says no moving. How would I get there?”
    “Did I say we were friends?”
    “Sure, but what if—”
    “We'll have him picking his nose in the cold room. I'm convinced he has flaws. The only weapon he has is you, Moldenke. Follow what I say?”
    “Yeah, but what should I do?”
    “Test him.”
    “Well, I already tried one test and it didn't-—”
    “Never mind. I'll design the tests. All you have to do is execute them. Eagleman is with us. Nobody can cipher better than Eagleman. He'll carry us through this affair even if you don't. Moldenke, place yourself at our disposal. Will you do that? Remember who installed your hearts? I've held your old heart in my fingers. How close can two people get? You've already trusted me with your heart. How about a little surrender, Dink? Give us yourself.”
    “Sure, why not? When do you want me? Will you come and get me?”
    “No.”
    “Can I drive out in my k-ram——”
    “No. No. Wait awhile. I'll think about it, talk to Eagleman. I'll call you back tomorrow with a test. We'll spring a test on him tomorrow. Would you like to say anything? ”
    “No... Except one thing. It may not be important.”
    “Everything is. What is it?”
    “I haven't flushed the water dump in more than a week.”
    “Why not? ”
    “There hasn't been a need to.”
    “You're being oblique, Moldenke. Does that mean you haven't taken a dump in that long a time? ”
    “Yes. That long.”
    “That's a long time, Dink. In a day or two you'll be coughing it up. Not good for the hearts. A constipated system is a threat to the flow. Lie on the left side and press the abdomen. Have an old fashioned enema. We can't be running subtle tests with full intestines. Tell me, are you drinking liquids?”
    “No. I don't have any. Somebody turned off the water, too. Probably Bunce.”
    “Tell me, are you passing gas?”
    “Seldom. A cold sputter or two every other day.”
    “You've got the dry poots. Get on it. I'll ring you tomorrow. I'll have a test ready. Have a fair day.”
     
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    In the morning two suns came up, brightening