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Matildaaaa' And you , Gustav, distract the bear.
lfyou can, of course.
Petrooovich'
PAR.TISAN R.EVIEW
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Mr. Prcsidcnt, you ca lled for me?
Ycs, to dictate a mcmo. l:teady'
Yes,
I
am.
Okay, take it down: To the Mini ster of the Arilled Forces: TOP SECRET. 1
hereby order you to deliver to the presidential palace an A-bomb with yield up
to twenty megatons. A portable model is preferable. The period of executing or–
der: twenty-four hours. On behalf of the State Council, Thc Prcsident. Got that?
Uh-huh.
Maybe it would be bettcr to usc a neutro n one, l3asil M odestovich '
Perhaps you're right, Petrovich. Matilda.
Y
CS,
sir.
Delete " A," in se rt " neutron. "
Done.
And why is it, Basil Modestovich, that a neutron is better than an A-bomb'
Explain to him, Petrovi ch.
W cll , you see, Gustav, if it's an A-bomb , or an H-bo lllb , then it's curtains for
everything. While if it's neutron , for us it's curtains, but the bottles still stand.
Go on, Matilda. Transc ribe this, encode, and cable
By the way, Matilda,
what kind of masqucrade is that?
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Matilda ver), closel),
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This is no masqucradc, Mr. Prcsidcnt. I decided to join the predators.
Whaaat'
Jesus Maria . She's off her rocker.
What a kid'
The predators. Thc family
Fe/iliac.
Leopards, to be precise.
And may 1 know why'
First of all, Mr. Presidcnt, because hi story is over.
