"Can it, I said. That 'mysterious force' stuff you were talkin' about, Jake—did you mean that literally?" I thought about it. "You mean like a gang of sixth-column missionaries, Doc? A bunch of guys working undercover like Raksha an' his friends, only in reverse? No, I don't really think that's the way of it... wup's!" Reaching for my glass without looking, I knocked it skittering across the bar, and leaped to grab it before it could fall into Callahan's lap. I froze for a moment, leaning half-over the bar—but I've always rather prided myself in being quick on the uptake. "... on the other
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