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a thousand, gives us a dead sure cash basis of--what? Five million  
dollars!"  
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Wait--let me get my breath."  
"And the property indestructible. Perpetually fruitful--perpetually; for  
a property with his disposition will go on committing crimes and winning  
rewards."  
"You daze me, you make my head whirl!"  
"Let it whirl, it won't do it any harm. Now that matter is all fixed--  
leave it alone. I'll get up the company and issue the stock, all in good  
time. Just leave it in my hands. I judge you don't doubt my ability to  
work it up for all it is worth."  
"Indeed I don't. I can say that with truth."  
"All right, then. That's disposed of. Everything in its turn. We old  
operators, go by order and system--no helter-skelter business with us.  
What's the next thing on the docket? The carrying on of the  
materialization--the bringing it down to date. I will begin on that at  
once. I think--  
"Look here, Rossmore. You didn't lock It in. A hundred to one it has  
escaped!"  
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