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The Repairman, by Harry Harrison
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Title: The Repairman
Author: Harry Harrison
Illustrator: Kramer
Release Date: July 14, 2007 [EBook #22073]
Language: English
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The Repairman
By HARRY HARRISON
Illustrated by KRAMER
Being an interstellar trouble shooter wouldn't be so bad ... if I could shoot the trouble!
The Old Man had that look of intense glee on his face that meant someone was in for a very rough time. Since we were alone, it took no great feat of intelligence to figure it would be me. I talked first, bold attack being the best defense and so forth.
"I quit. Don't bother telling me what dirty job you have cooked up, because I have already quit and you do not want to reveal company secrets to me."
The grin was even wider now and he actually chortled as he thumbed a button on his console. A thick legal document slid out of the delivery slot onto his desk.
"This is your contract," he said. "It tells how and when you will work. A steel-and-vanadium-bound contract that you couldn't crack with a molecular disruptor."
I leaned out quickly, grabbed it and threw it into the air wit