“But why me?” I asked. “I’m in this for the money too.” “No, you’re not,” Dr. Lyle said, looking at me as if I was being very silly. “If you were in this for money, you would have taken Kauffman’s first buyout. You wouldn’t have kept going after they shot at you or blown yourself up just to spite Kauffman. Money’s worthless if you’re dead, and yet you keep risking your life over and over, being more and more reckless. That’s how I knew money wasn’t the point in your case. It’s just a tool to get what you really want.” That was a lot more information about me than I was comfortable with a dead
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