“We want to buy the Escapist,” said Anapol. “We’ll pay you a hundred and fifty dollars for the rights.” Joe looked at Sammy, eyebrows raised. Big money. “What else?” said Sammy, though he had been hoping for a hundred at most. “The other characters, the backups, we’ll pay eighty-five dollars for the lot of them,” Anapol continued. Seeing Sammy’s face fall a little, he added, “It would have been twenty dollars apiece, but Jack felt that Mr. Radio was worth a little extra.” “That’s just for the rights, kid,” said Ashkenazy. “We’ll also take you both on, Sammy for seventy-five dollars a week and
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