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neverjokeaboutthatkindofneyrobank,tracy,andhavealittlelook鈥
鈥淲hatdoyouhaveinnd鈥
鈥淚lltellyouallaboutitontheway鈥
therehesoundofadoorclosing,andthevoicesended
inspeents鈥
danieloperannouncedflatly,鈥淚ftheresafla,tracyney鈥
itpertheoddlookingaricanhadbeenanabonationeversincehisarrivalitanfirstandlast;andhehadbeenorderedtooperatean
theinspeediatelyieveryntactphotographedandquestionedclear鈥
鈥淵es,inspector鈥
鈥淎ndverydisustnotknoheyarebeingched鈥
鈥淵es,inspector鈥
vandurenlookedatoper鈥淭heredoesthatkeyoufeelbetter鈥
operdidnotbothertoreply
duringthenextfivedaystraenbusy,anddanielopercarefullyexanedallthedailyreportsatnight,akingthathekneindtracyoaning,鈥淥h,yes,darling,yes,yesoh,god,icantstandit鈥itsso鈥
thenthelong,shudderingsighandthesoft,velvetysilenceandit
soonyoullbelongto,operthoughtnooneelsewillhaveyou
duringtheday,tracyandjeffthestreetasheheldaneaestnversationtheotherp,photograph,andthediagonalred,e,andbluestripes
鈥淭henleftheredidhe鈥
鈥淗esrunoutofbusinessereforhi鈥
鈥淟etsee鈥
theprintershoahand:
aterdaecurityservices
eliusigator
thefolloergedfifteennuteslater,fienhauerenteredtheshopandshoification
鈥淭hatladyleft,didshe鈥
鈥淪hepurchasedaboanary,andapigeon鈥
astrangebination鈥淎pigeon,yousaidyouananordinarypigeon鈥
鈥淵es,butnopetstorestockstheitoldherolocateoneforher鈥
鈥淲hereareyousendingthesepets鈥
鈥淭oherhotel,theatel鈥
ontheothersideoftorobanktheyinutes,andanagersoffice
鈥淭henewhyhewashere鈥
鈥淢rpanyourbankusestheyrerevisingthesecuritysyste鈥
鈥淒idheaskyoutodiscussthepresentsecurityarrangents鈥
鈥淲hy,yes,asatteroffact,hedid鈥
鈥淎ndyoutoldhi
鈥淥fursebutnaturallyifirsttookthepreakesurehiscredentialswereinorder鈥
鈥淲hoidyoutelephone鈥
鈥淭hesecurityservice鈥thenueredonhisidentificationcard鈥
at3:00thatafteoonanarredtrurobankfrocrossthestreet,jeffsnappedapictureofthetruck,ectivephotographedjeff
atpoliissionertoons
鈥淲hatdoesallthissignify鈥thechiefssioneraskedinhisdry,thinvoice
danieloperspoke鈥淚lltellyouent鈥
they
ssionerssaid,鈥淎ndisupposeyouknoplishthisracle鈥
鈥淵es鈥hekneethingtheydidnotknoindhehadputhielfinsideher,sothatheuldthinklikeher,planlikeher鈥andanticipatehereveryve
鈥淏yusingafakesecuritytruckandgettingtothebankbeforetherealtruck,anddrivingoffhthebullion鈥
鈥淭hatsoundsratherfarfetched,oper鈥
inspeething,chiefssionerheirvoicesontape鈥
danieloperreeredtheothersoundshehadigined:thenightoanssheanouchheragain
theinspeoredtruckkesitspickupand鈥斺�
theethingtodohtherobbery鈥
鈥淣o,鈥vandurensaid
鈥淵es,鈥opersaid
nstablefirstclassfienhauer,dressedinanaquapolyesterslacksuit,trailedtracyneydoinutesthenstableasunenlightenedifsheuldhaveheardthenversation
guntherhartog,inlondon,e鈥atleasttoreont鈥淚understandhingisready,iyregardstojeff鈥
tracyreplacedthereceiverandsteppedoutoftheboothshegaveafriendlynodtotheanintheaquapantsuitoodingtousethetelephone
at11:00thefollooingadeteatthepany,inspethe鈥
鈥淲hatkindoftruck鈥
鈥淎servicetruck,inspector鈥
鈥淕etthedinsionsillholdon鈥
afeinuteslaterthedetectivehephone鈥淚havet
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neverjokeaboutthatkindofneyrobank,tracy,andhavealittlelook鈥
鈥淲hatdoyouhaveinnd鈥
鈥淚lltellyouallaboutitontheway鈥
therehesoundofadoorclosing,andthevoicesended
inspeents鈥
danieloperannouncedflatly,鈥淚ftheresafla,tracyney鈥
itpertheoddlookingaricanhadbeenanabonationeversincehisarrivalitanfirstandlast;andhehadbeenorderedtooperatean
theinspeediatelyieveryntactphotographedandquestionedclear鈥
鈥淵es,inspector鈥
鈥淎ndverydisustnotknoheyarebeingched鈥
鈥淵es,inspector鈥
vandurenlookedatoper鈥淭heredoesthatkeyoufeelbetter鈥
operdidnotbothertoreply
duringthenextfivedaystraenbusy,anddanielopercarefullyexanedallthedailyreportsatnight,akingthathekneindtracyoaning,鈥淥h,yes,darling,yes,yesoh,god,icantstandit鈥itsso鈥
thenthelong,shudderingsighandthesoft,velvetysilenceandit
soonyoullbelongto,operthoughtnooneelsewillhaveyou
duringtheday,tracyandjeffthestreetasheheldaneaestnversationtheotherp,photograph,andthediagonalred,e,andbluestripes
鈥淭henleftheredidhe鈥
鈥淗esrunoutofbusinessereforhi鈥
鈥淟etsee鈥
theprintershoahand:
aterdaecurityservices
eliusigator
thefolloergedfifteennuteslater,fienhauerenteredtheshopandshoification
鈥淭hatladyleft,didshe鈥
鈥淪hepurchasedaboanary,andapigeon鈥
astrangebination鈥淎pigeon,yousaidyouananordinarypigeon鈥
鈥淵es,butnopetstorestockstheitoldherolocateoneforher鈥
鈥淲hereareyousendingthesepets鈥
鈥淭oherhotel,theatel鈥
ontheothersideoftorobanktheyinutes,andanagersoffice
鈥淭henewhyhewashere鈥
鈥淢rpanyourbankusestheyrerevisingthesecuritysyste鈥
鈥淒idheaskyoutodiscussthepresentsecurityarrangents鈥
鈥淲hy,yes,asatteroffact,hedid鈥
鈥淎ndyoutoldhi
鈥淥fursebutnaturallyifirsttookthepreakesurehiscredentialswereinorder鈥
鈥淲hoidyoutelephone鈥
鈥淭hesecurityservice鈥thenueredonhisidentificationcard鈥
at3:00thatafteoonanarredtrurobankfrocrossthestreet,jeffsnappedapictureofthetruck,ectivephotographedjeff
atpoliissionertoons
鈥淲hatdoesallthissignify鈥thechiefssioneraskedinhisdry,thinvoice
danieloperspoke鈥淚lltellyouent鈥
they
ssionerssaid,鈥淎ndisupposeyouknoplishthisracle鈥
鈥淵es鈥hekneethingtheydidnotknoindhehadputhielfinsideher,sothatheuldthinklikeher,planlikeher鈥andanticipatehereveryve
鈥淏yusingafakesecuritytruckandgettingtothebankbeforetherealtruck,anddrivingoffhthebullion鈥
鈥淭hatsoundsratherfarfetched,oper鈥
inspeething,chiefssionerheirvoicesontape鈥
danieloperreeredtheothersoundshehadigined:thenightoanssheanouchheragain
theinspeoredtruckkesitspickupand鈥斺�
theethingtodohtherobbery鈥
鈥淣o,鈥vandurensaid
鈥淵es,鈥opersaid
nstablefirstclassfienhauer,dressedinanaquapolyesterslacksuit,trailedtracyneydoinutesthenstableasunenlightenedifsheuldhaveheardthenversation
guntherhartog,inlondon,e鈥atleasttoreont鈥淚understandhingisready,iyregardstojeff鈥
tracyreplacedthereceiverandsteppedoutoftheboothshegaveafriendlynodtotheanintheaquapantsuitoodingtousethetelephone
at11:00thefollooingadeteatthepany,inspethe鈥
鈥淲hatkindoftruck鈥
鈥淎servicetruck,inspector鈥
鈥淕etthedinsionsillholdon鈥
afeinuteslaterthedetectivehephone鈥淚havet
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