\u201cOh,\u201d says Mr. Gulley.<\/p>\n
She blinks back into focus. \u201cIt is only hearsay,\u201d Ms. Dalca explains.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell,\u201d he says, a little uncomfortably, \u201cit is on the nose. Perhaps I am wrong in my search for abstraction \u2014 but seriously. You must know what I mean, Ms. Dalca. Levi\u2019s?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c. . . fabric prepared according to the directions of Leviticus?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSiemens?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAn eccentric mathematical term,\u201d she says, \u201cI suspect, indicating the structure of their hyperspace geometries.\u201d<\/p>\n
He opens his mouth to speak again, but she interrupts him.<\/p>\n
\u201cBe honest with me, Mr. Gulley.\u201d<\/p>\n
He can feel the wolf twisting within him.<\/p>\n
\u201cTell me what this new company is for.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s to kill the wolf,\u201d he says, softly, and there is such guilt and fear and longing in his voice as to sicken her. \u201cIt\u2019s all to kill my only wolf.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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