Muddle And Win
“‘I had to hit something,’ said Sally. ‘He was just nearest.’ ‘Remind me not to turn my back on you.’ ‘Don’t. I’m in a mean mood.’ She looked at the hammer in her hand. ‘Is this yours?’ ‘I’ve several. What’s mine is yours, etcetera. But next time, try giving it a bit more welly. You’d be surprised what that thing can do when you really let yourself go.’ He looked around the crystal chamber. He studied the long, transparent corridors, the colours pulsing delicately in the walls. ‘Nice place. Well... looked after.’ ‘Thanks.’ ‘Ah.’ He had seen the little door. ‘Very convenient. Normally you have to go hunting about among all the lumber.’ ‘There’s no lumber here.’ ‘No?’ He opened the low door. Beyond it was the little room with the trap door. Neatly wound around the catch was the bright little wire of Swiftness, connecting the batteries of Virtue to the primer of Decision and the tubes of Pure Distilled Truth.
‘Did you want that lot there?’ ‘Not much,’ said Sally, studying it.MoreLess
‘Did you want that lot there?’ ‘Not much,’ said Sally, studying it.MoreLess
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