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Causing the union trouble was easy enough, since unions were almost always paranoid by nature.
The Albino Knife (1991)
When wheels turned, those on top sometimes found themselves buried in the mud after things rolled to a stop.
The Albino Knife (1991)
“You should know that there is great personal danger involved, Emile.”
Khadaji chuckled. “So, what else is new? You skate the edge, sometimes you get cut.”
The Albino Knife (1991)
Well, said his little interior voice, a second is as good as an eon, if you succeed.
Yeah, and as good as forever if you fail.
The Albino Knife (1991)
The matadors didn't hold with killing, but the way Sleel figured it, when someone tried to take you out, they lost their breathing rights. He'd worry about his conscience later. At least he'd be alive to worry about it.
The Albino Knife (1991)
Veate said, “You said ‘used to be.’ Not a mystic any more?”
“No. I burned too many bridges. I saw too much grief to believe in a benevolent cosmos any longer. I caused much of that grief myself.”
The Albino Knife (1991)
But her first reaction was from fear. Her very best, most potent trick suddenly didn't work anymore. Her first thought probably was that something was wrong with you. But her second thought would have been that something was wrong with her. Had to be pretty scary.
The Albino Knife (1991)