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- You open the door to see the hulking frame of Ulam Parth standing outside, with
- an urgent look on his face. Without waiting for an invitation to enter, Parth
- storms into the room past you.
-
- "Telan," he says, turning and looking you in the face, "I've gotta talk." His
- eyes seem cold and lifeless. "It isn't easy, you know, isn't easy in this...
- line of work, Telan," he continues, wringing his hands nervously, "The stress
- has been getting to me lately, and the pay isn't too good, either. Telan,
- Argrath hasn't got a chance in this city. Not a chance. I'm bailing out."
-
- Suddenly his expression hardens and his face grows stern. "Telan, I've been
- offered another job, working for the communists. It's the chance I've always
- hoped for. But I've told you too much, Telan. I can see it in your face -- you
- don't trust me, you'll tell Tinker or Abe and they'll have me eliminated. It's
- dangerous to confide in an agent, Telan. Very dangerous. I've known you for
- years and I've always considered you a friend, Telan, but now you know too
- much. You have to die, Michael Telan."
-
- With a murderous look on his lined face, Parth pulls a revolver from under his
- coat and aims it at your heart.
-
- "Goodbye, Telan," he murmurs.
-