“Stray rounds had punctured the cheap wood, and the night’s chill leaked into the warm house. Vertina and Lala emerged from the bathroom, scared, but uninjured. Onas got a couple of shallow cuts when the window he was perched at was shot out. Vandilo looked shaken. His bullet had killed Mihai’s thug, and I could tell it was his first murder. I put a hand on his shoulder and nodded. He seemed to accept my unspoken thanks, but spent the rest of the day nursing an unlabeled bottle of clear liquor. ... I sat on the small porch for the rest of the evening, drinking beer, and reading a paper on polymer tensile strength written by some folks at Stanford. I didn’t think Dorin would be back, but stupider things have been done for less. The people in the house were my responsibility. If they were going to take my shit, wash my drawers, and cook my food, they were going to get my protection. Seven worked her wonder with a soft, mechanical whirring, and according to the control program, I had another twelve hours until the second machine was done.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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