I can't help smiling. "Truer words," I say. "But harsh."

"Harsh is relative," he says. "Contrast it with, say, getting someone committed

on trumped-up evidence."

It dawns on me that Doc Szandor believes me. "It dawns on me that you believe

me."

He gnaws fitfully at his pacifier. "Well, why not? You're not any crazier than I

am, that much is clear to me. You have neat ideas. Your story's plausible

enough."

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