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Page 53
Twenty million , " Foyle whispered . i “ Give or take a few thousand . The ship was
insured , but that just means that the underwriters , Bo ' ness and Uig , get the
salvage rights and they ' re even tougher than Presteign . However , there ' ll be a
...
Twenty million , " Foyle whispered . i “ Give or take a few thousand . The ship was
insured , but that just means that the underwriters , Bo ' ness and Uig , get the
salvage rights and they ' re even tougher than Presteign . However , there ' ll be a
...
Page 71
You want his face cleaned up because you ' re interested in his face . ” “ Damn
you , Baker , will you do the job or not ? ” “ It ' ll cost five thousand . ” “ Break that
down . ” “ A thousand to synthesize the acid . Three thousand for the surgery .
You want his face cleaned up because you ' re interested in his face . ” “ Damn
you , Baker , will you do the job or not ? ” “ It ' ll cost five thousand . ” “ Break that
down . ” “ A thousand to synthesize the acid . Three thousand for the surgery .
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I ' ll pay fifty thousand . Don ' t you want fifty thousand ? You could spend
Sundays counting it . ” The needle hammered remorselessly . Foyle ' s body was
twitching at each impact . " I already got fifty thousand . I got ten times that in cash
in ...
I ' ll pay fifty thousand . Don ' t you want fifty thousand ? You could spend
Sundays counting it . ” The needle hammered remorselessly . Foyle ' s body was
twitching at each impact . " I already got fifty thousand . I got ten times that in cash
in ...
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| Title | The Stars My Destination |
| Author | Alfred Bester |
| Publisher | New American Library, 1961 |
| Length | 197 pages |
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