Crazypenny

Crazy-Penny
Dizzy W rld
Ricky Taillefer
Table of Contents
Acknowledgment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Chapter 0: Loser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Chapter 1: For The Plaintiff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Chapter 2: Upset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Chapter 3: The lightning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Chapter 4: Whos talking?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Chapter 5: At Dianes Townhouse. . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Chapter 6: Down the drain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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Chapter 7: Classy Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Chapter 8: The thrill deal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Chapter 9: The taxi driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Chapter 10: Her Date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Chapter 11: Normans idea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Chapter 12: What a Friend. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Chapter 13: Dear Relativity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
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Chapter 14: A water problem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Chapter 15: A Load of Powers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Chapter 16: Upgrades. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Chapter 17: Overclock @ Salad Party. . . . . . . . . . 107
Chapter 18: Shopping a Shirt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Chapter 19: Jasons Quest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Chapter 20: Death Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
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Chapter 21: Good Morning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Chapter 22: Good morning II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Chapter 23: Taxi Thrill Talk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Chapter 24: Brain Waves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Chapter 25: Eat, Win and Flee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Chapter 26: Sick and Numb Lip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Chapter 27: Up The Fight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Chapter 28: Down a Rooftop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Chapter 29: Spy & Bang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Chapter 30: Breezed and Fed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Chapter 31: A Dog Spectacle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Chapter 32: Sherks Drops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Chapter 33: Meeting Justin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Chapter 34: Another Date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Chapter 35: A Lack of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Chapter 36: As Ordered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Chapter 37: Zombie Talk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Chapter 38: Outta Here. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Chapter 39: Road Ready. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Chapter 40: A Chase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .273
Chapter 41: Relax pal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Chapter 42: Writers Block Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .288
Chapter 43: A Cheap Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Chapter 44: Effective Coin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Chapter 45: The Pursuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Chapter 46: City Car Condign. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Chapter 47: Final Battle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Chapter 48: Schmuck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Chapter 49: Gathering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Chapter 50: Fantasies and Reality. . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Additions
27.99 So 2 + 7 + 9 + 9 = 27
19.656 So 1 + 9 + 6 + 5 + 6 = 27
27.99 + 19.656 = 47.646 So 4 + 7 + 6 + 4 + 6 = 27
27 + 99 + 19 + 656 = 801 Infinity in binaries.
Multiplications
27.99 x 19.656 = 550.17144 So 5 + 5 + 0 +1 + 7 + 1 +
4 + 4 = 27
27 x 99 x 19 x 656 = 33316272 So 3 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 6 +
2 + 7 + 2 = 27
2 x 7 x 9 x 9 x 1 x 9 x 6 x 5 x 6 = 1837080
So 1 + 8 + 3 + 7 + 0 + 8 + 0 = 27
Minus
27.99 - 19.656 = 8.334, if unit 4 in 8.334 is rounded
results because of an invisible decimal on the price
panel after the 27.99, what if the number expected
would be 8.33 periodical and would mean eternal?
Divisions
Step one:
27.99 / 19.656 = 1.4239926739926739926739926739927
Step two:
19.656 / 27.99 = 0.702250803858520900321543408360
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Step three:
1 God =
0.70225080385852090032154340836013
x
1.4239926739926739926739926739927
But this any division results the same way, got yaw.
Switching around digits 9&5 in half circle of the number six in

19.656. The 9 becomes a 6 but the 5 stays the same meaning
an, S. What if it gives the result of 15.666 under twenty
seven point ninety nine? What is the meaning of 27 (.) 99 15
(.) 666 after that switch around? What if the dots changed to
27 (with) 99 IS (only) 666, or perhaps the number 27(human) at
XX.99$ is number 666. The main question in all of this is. How
would God send a message to a human showing an essential
number? But what is that famous 27 in this banal picture of a
gas pump panel if these are the quantity number of books in the
New Testament of the Holy Bible? And when God created man,
Genesis 2:7 found in the Old Testament? Thereafter, whats
number 99, would it be 99 cents for the goodness of giving a
powerful invisible penny? The goal of this theology in theory, is
having every habitant of this planet giving something, even if its
only a mawkish little lousy low penny. All of this intro sounds
crazy, just like crazy penny is. So dear reader, please dont go
crazy reading this challenging story, and I hope you can freely
believe in the powerful invisible penny.
Acknowledgment
Countless thanks to God entirely. Thanks to my parents and
sister for enduring me, and friends relatively. Numeric God
for a lot of discoveries and giving me signs and massively
helping me. Thanks to FriesenPress and staff passionately.
Thanks to my mother for making me correct my work strategically. My grandma who forgot most of everything I told
about my story. Steve Harrison for linking Voyage Media,
Nat Mundel, and K.M. Weiland for answering me. A retired
university teacher Mr. Killeen for motivating me into a better
ending, also correcting my short story Alive Mouse.
Internet for accuracy, Google for reliability, articles and
tips from everybody, Wikipedia instantly, Windows 8 and 8.1
momentarily, McAfee for top security, Microsoft Office 365
for its features and plenty, Stylewriter4 for a better English
writing properly and Ginger for grammar confusingly.
Special thanks to the educations of Canada, and its
government not forgetting Catholic people for colonising
these countries dominated by religion. Also the gambling
mafia oddly, and sharing the concept of Las Vegas casinos.
Furthermore, this hostile planet for a fair frugal forecast far
from foe. Foregone in atmosphere, forth fathoms far-flung
from flat, a loftiness frugally furrowed fluidly but unfortunate
forest, and exclusively woodlands, for filling & filing fast
fibers for paper fully supplied in tons. Also thanks to working
humans importantly.
However, first and foremost, best thanks goes to you
reader for making this reality happening into a better world
timely, as times spaces time.
Thanks again
Crazy-Penny
Dizzy W rld
Chapter 0
Loser
Blackjack, poker, slots and some that many do not know
so far, well unless you sat to every game in this place as
the rows of machines separated the divisions for passages. Tones of bells rang in patterns of random chimes
up and down the music staff in any given note. Melodies
heard through this illusion screen in front. A spin to Toc;
Toc; Toc; no alignment yet, another try although too many
gotten, tries and tries. Not have matched. Never hundreds
but thousands or perhaps more, however down a steep hill
to a level approaching zero; then tries helped to end this
game, but a few more spins.
He tried to win in this lake of cash but never had a
valued shrimp. He felt like a fish and this machine was
the hook, the wallet is the mouth. More like a pit or a giant
funnel. Nevertheless, to a perverted big digestive concept
to empty any pocket in this casino, this deluxe house,
a matter of will and inarguably a question of time. This
once pressed again button in the center of the boxy weirdo
machine, reflected deformed lights from the ceiling, and a
hand on the slanted panel. This surface, mirror like. Bar,
bar but missed the last bar. Its always like that, Jason
said through murmurs. One more struggle after the pressed
plastic round button, redundantly. It did not give credits on
that round. Relentlessly to many rounds, no nothing.
R i cky Ta i l l e f e r
Cr a z y-Penny D i z z y Worl d
To this moment, a bell rang continuously like a security alarm at the far end left side further down the row.
Obviously someone had won a huge amount as a light
flashed on top of the slot machine lit, glowed trivial. The
topmost light dimmed off and faded on, simultaneously.
All the surrounded people happily grinned, glued, showed
toothy to their faces as if a comparable job of a taxidermist. Some folks sat on their chairs that had each a
machine, turned their heads to crack their necks guessingly. What a whiplash, thought Jason as he observed.
Passing people turned to see the winners. The people
passed by and smiled. Their face shined with glory, they
won, and glad, content, delighted and pleased. The expressions Jason wanted, merely. A big win I see, but none for
me, Jason said, the starved player who cared only for
his bet. Although bets he played. However begged as he
blinked a bulky black beard blew to blast its blissfulness
to the blabbered screen, sigh. Few drops of saliva flew as
he wiped, used his forearm. Its free but not this time,
Jason said, the loser of the game. He turned to look, the
two middle-aged women had won, and they had it. Theyre
happy but not me. This sickened mix, united varieties of
sounds, tangled his thoughts. Another last try to this hunk
of junk, he thought. But then again, a small amount made
him a winner from a few more tries, showed down at the
square red numbers, credit counter on the machine, at the
edge. An edge then a slope, a straight downhill, a free fall,
a dive. Those credits are low as the machine marries the
floor to the precise ground, Jason thought. He was not to
regain, but this last maybe try, for the heck of luck sakes.
my poop shit, he said, held a boredom face expression,

gazed. His eyes turned and looked over at the brightened
roulette sign, a few rows away. He observed around and
noticed he had sat for a while. Last, he glanced at that
one-way money going has-been dud bank machine, lifted
off his seat, he got up and balanced, jugged the liquids
inside his stomach, stumbled getting up, put one hand
in his pocket. He turned to a clear way of the glimmered
passage lit by strips down on each side. A main row he
was to engage. The high ceiling as he looked, let air in his
lungs and out, yawned and almost stretched.
Jason sat in front of a swindle slot machine, spent

nearly all his money, the last unaligned fruit sagged low
his face as this welsh purpose to pay failed, cheated. Oh
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It was time to leave this machine as his watch showed

2:10pm and held a glass viewed from a beautiful woman
with long silvery white hair, he sipped his drink. No one in
front, he moved forward a step to go in the walkway, carpet
and strips of glossy lights, Chromed money banks, he
thought. Overall, his wallet summed one hundred sixty
dollars. I got to change my money into gambling chips,
he thought. The purpose of a deal, although an exception
for his lucky penny he kept in the back pocket of them
black pants as a woman eyed, distant away walking the
passage. At the end row of the blackjack machines, she
had a drink, took a sip, and even so tasted, swallowed.
She had long white silvery hair.
Once at the counter in a spot, a place to play roulette.
He put all his chips on red, held high over his head and
gulped to finish his glass as the dealer seen a confirm
bet from everyone at the table. All bets are clear, spoke
the serious comrade who flung the ball in track and spun.
The roulette swirled in circles as this insignificant sphere
turned the slanted rail in echoes. Jasons mind thought
of winning back the money lost as a fight boxing match
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dollar in this pig dazzling illusion house. The small white

ball bounced around six times then got into a box trapped
to, Seven red, called the comrade, slid on the carpet
eight more chips to the winners bet. Yes, another one like
that and Im in business. He raised his arm up similar of
a champion.
in the players mind. For sure, he was about to know if he

spends the afternoon and night here, or just leaves in this
preceded quench hustled as the dealer placed the marble
ready for loops. He glanced at the table surrounded with
an oak trim border and a carpet in blue felt. He eyed back
at the roulette, flung the sphere. Jason stared at the ball,
his elbows rested tense on the table, his fist into the other
hand. For the moment of truth, the division of this sway,
futile ignorance to worship back, the bet of bets. It cant
be red, Jason said, all his chips stayed on black. Give
me a black number, he said. Yet, the sound of the ball
crisped in circles to lose speed as it left the slanted ramp
to bounce and ricochet of the same inclination slope and
jumped up, leaped, rebounded, sprang back to the red
twenty one. The dealer looked at the only player, took the
chips at the black lozenge. Oh my guts, Jason thought
and had the same expression face, flashed back though
dropped his jaw.
The long white silvery haired women had observed

Jason at the roulette.
How about another like that, Jason said, and faced
impressed express to the fastest restless best bless. All
bets are cleared, the comrade said eying the table for
cleared hands. Flung, the ball tossed rapidly motioned in
surround centrifugal forces, around and turned, around in
circles. Insight of the marble that spun, Jason turned to
the left as he saw the woman with the long white silvery
hair. He gazed at her; she walked and smiled at him. He
now looked at a curvy slender delicate profile with a tight
dress in the dark gray passage lit from glowed lights on
each side, walked by as the dealer calls. Three red, the
winner is for the three red. No one had won except for the
person with the lucky penny, Jason. He held and swung his
arm, slightly bent to a quick crouch, Yes, laughter, ended
with the arm up like a punch at the ceiling happily. He
looked for the white silvery hair woman as she vanished
from his view. Black lozenges, Jason thought. A Husband
and wife stepped away from the table as they lost. The
dealer added to Jasons pile six hundred and forty dollars.
His bet had doubled again. Therefore, added to this sum,
the rent taken care, cleared then the ambition was too
great in this instant, another turn had he performed. May
be if I bet red, no its blacks turn now and sure of it,
Jason thought systematically, the oddities have eliminated
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He felt like there was no use of being in this cash

house. Nevermore hed step in this cooed casino ever
again and headed for the exit. That isnt far-off an inside
walk, Jason thought. Eyes away from the roulette table,
all the fancy machines positioned on each side reflected,
he slightly hopped to a fast pace. I think I better leave
this place, Jason said. He felt a little dizzy as he walked
through rows, but stared at the other end. The twentyone red, sigh. I better not think of that, he said, but
solved three times seven. The environment darkened as
he passed through machines, and at the hallways end,
lights and well bright. He saw the two women winners,
they walked through the rows of machines, Luck, they
leave no cash to people similar me, said lowly. The restaurant in sight, Appetizing meals, combo, single plate,
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all you can eat, salad bar, and leftovers for me. Id have
to go out to the great big bin at the back, the garbage,
thoughts. Seats with a canopy, aquariums, What a nice
place to rest, but I have to order something, money, Jason
said. Music played as he approached the delighted odors.
Hopelessly, slowed down the pace walking by a fountain,
Peaceful here and fine women to talk to, but Im broke,
as thought. The light shined through the exit doors down
the alley. Passed under a large suspended tiger up the
ceiling, he glanced, big green numbers at the top of a row
of right hand side machines, Banks, theyre married, they
actually dont show it. Some folks had tickets printed.
Arrived at the second set of doors, an orange metallic
car showed in the middle of the solarium entry. Windows
over the glass doors, sunshine did not glimmer from
outside of the covered sky. The door closed behind him; the
entrances glass door. He realized all his goods are gone,
no change left but this penny, Oh my shit, Jason said and
the same gazed boredom face. He enjoyed the view of all
parked cars, the sky took a turn as he remembered in the
morning, a grateful drowsy breeze. Trees carried leafs of
dew as the drained mist pledged colors, Jason thought.
And tried to stay positive like an optimistic bag of farts.
Chapter 1
For The Plaintiff
He left behind the lustrous modern infrastructure. How

tall he felt this morning as of different from now. It was a
fortune flushed in a short time frame, ashamed but fell all
behind as his thoughts buried with rage. This last day was
the very end of this week at the casino, nevermore would
he come back in there.
The judge looked down at his gavel and knocked the justice
hammer as it resonated through the wooden sound block
on the benchs surface. Next case please, the judge said
and gawked unhappy at his papers. Diane stood up, set
her purses belt over her padded shoulder, and wore an offwhite blouse with around her neck an ivory chiffon ruffled
scarf and pants, there in black high heel shoes. From her
bench, Diane faced the passage at her footsteps to also
have in sight the defendant who sat still, faced the judge
desk like a statue. This person poorly dressed will only
have to sell the table set to balance five grand for my business, Diane thought and engaged the alley down towards
the large oak doors at the room entrance to this expensive
justice hall. It was by a chance this place existed for her
commerce to survive and make a fair living. Some clients
quit paying to live better in their own ways. They could
contact me for lower payments, she thought. Good day
miss Krogers, a security guard said, and resonated the
door closed behind her. She turned her head to face him
behind, Good day, and returned her eyes in front. Fewer
steps down the hall, a clerk spoke. Hey, how was it?
Like the usual, Diane said.
Hows boy Justin doing?
Missing his mother, Im late.
Right then good afternoon.
Good afternoon, she replied.
Without any added words, the main door shut behind
her, How could I date him? He argued over a toy with my
boy, pathetic, Diane thought, and looked down, nodded as
she replaced her band of the purse over her shoulder stepping outside the court.
occasion to ask. However, this time the students left as

the teacher stayed with Justin, until his mother showed
then stopped near the sidewalk as she saw him on the run.
Justin ran to join the fancy large car as the teacher entered
the school from a cement step, glass door entrance. Diane
got out of her car as she barely had time to crouch down at
Justins height as he rammed into her arms and cuddled.
How was your day mom, Justin said like he missed his
mother for days? Good, how was yours, Diane said?
Although late a bit, Justin always cared for a hug. Long and
boring, Justin said and tightened his hold. Im guessing
its natural, I won at the court, alright now, lets get in the
car. They both gapped apart as Justin walked to enter the
cars rear door as his mother opened. Justin sat still as his
mother told him, Soon you wont need this seat, youre
getting taller and taller. Then he asked, Are we going to
walk over the big bridge?
Goodness, I only forgot, but maybe not, it feels like
rain, the mother said as she pointed up. Her nail tapped
the window twice on the rear car window and Justin sat
and buckled.
The little six-year-old turned to see the clouds up the
sky. We can have an umbrella walk, Justin said.
They pulled on a transformer toy, Justin said, Look,

he also said, Look. Well they both faced each other and
said, Look. But no one let go until the mother broke this
fight walking in the room with an unhappy face. They both
faced up to her sitting on the floor, and Justin said, There,
you have it. The man took the toy with great interest as
his hands moved the joints and completed the change of
shape, and in a short time-lapse. What a guy, but funny he
was, still is, but not with me anymore, Diane thought.
Sidewalk, the justice court building, she sighted her car
on the street near the courts parking. An old seventies
big fancy classic-car was her mobile shelter in this hostile
continuous city circulation. She didnt have a rectangular
paper on her wiper like a few months ago.
Diane opened the door after turned unlocked, sat in
the drivers seat, keys jingled. Her eyes kept wide open
to barely blink. The engine started, glance at the mirrors,
activated the blinker and pushed on the gas. At the stop
sign she turned on the radio button, although her eyes
never left the upper dashboard. Familiarised as she didnt
have to eye the dash. The only time shed look for the gas
needle, still a ring out of a warning bell. The channel symphony chorded naturally, pleased as raindrops fell down on
the windshield, few more automobiles passed across; one
turned frontward, on the left side. A shower permutated
the rayed cumulus, ceiling of clouds, a blue sky far ahead.
One more car and dressy Diane pushed the accelerator.
Justin immediately had the attention of the preschool

teacher over other students, although he merely took the
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Diane laughed, Sure we only can.

She entered and sat in the drivers seat, buckled and
pushed the gas pedal. Justin picked up a monster in his
left hand and a man in his other grasp. Turn it up mah, I
like this tune. She glanced in the mirror a couple time and
knew what he was doing as he sat in his seat. His head
higher than his car seat. He sighted the monster as the
music ebbed the atmosphere. Also viewed the man with
the ax. He bowed to them and they faced him for a bow.
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He returned the monster and men face-to-face. A combat

to happen blissfully at blistered dance, nearly coordinated
to the music. He bowed the contestants ready for battle.
The monster kicked the man with his two feet in the face
as the man backed. To your wits, to your wits, Justin said
arbitrating a voice. She glanced in the mirror a few times
and her son played to the music. As the battle wriggled
went on. The man got to his feet and kicked the monster
in the face at his turn. The monster resisted and Justins
wrist turned as a punch to the mans face. Hold on you
can get powers. The timbales boomed in a group of four
as the man stood taller. Came the monsters turn to have
the punches. The monster fell flat on his back. Arg, you
got me, Justin said and did a fat lip and toned his voice
deeper. Gasping monster got up, This, this cant be happening, Justin said and held faraway the large figurines
ready for the cymbals. Smashed on a series of kicks and
timbales. Smashed them again.
Chapter 2
Upset
Diane thought of her date and softly braked for the

red light. Why does he want to go at the expensive
restaurant, she thought? In the rear-view mirror Justin
smashed the figurines over and over. Cymbals smashed,
cymbal smashed. Diane thought of the baby-sitter, how the
mother could make her date wait for the time and called
another one for Justin. If only, but not just in time, Diane
thought and smirked and quickly glimpsed in her mirror.
The second time with the same steady date. First it was
a normal inexpensive restaurant, at lease everything was
bountiful normal, she thought. The light greened, traffic
moved as Justin put back the beat up contestants in the
box next to his seat. The song switched. A few intersections passed as Justin stared up at the piercing sky,
sun rays.
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Frustrated of steam alphabets, Jason walked out the

casino. It dared, how dare do my luck fail welsh like that,
and to the last dollar? I played but luck played me, and
head-on. From this arrogant law of odds, win or lose, heads
or tails, rueful stuff and what pity to put a gladiator against
hungry lions in the coliseum. Sure you can have my meat
store kitty cats, then you can flush the crap down the gutter
to pipes all the way to the zoo of microbes into the sewage,
dung pebbles to the manure pile, and squash it all to the
dump. So aim at me the humdinger piece of gushed defecation after a while, wickedness sludge down the ground,
bag of again crazy dung simply feeble bent until broken,
flung off, silly whack to, Oh my pissed off, into this mess
and a splash in almost kind of proxy then right into the
deepest of my bank account to booger lick, swap nostril
not enough, dig deeper and in the mouth also. Glued finger
to the button like a zombie jammed and gummed spirit,
an Armageddon rain of droppings to bury my honor. Tang
me the insane bee who didnt know which flower to go on.
With all the biodiversity to mountains of great bull fertilizer crushed crash to a crisp and cranked to crickets then
chipped off chunks of money to hoax spins, bets of chaos
to nothing else to spin, Jason said then gasped roughly
and deeply breathed, sigh of steam.
Meanwhile, people in the opposite direction of the
parking lot, walked towards the casino. They heard and
stared at the expressed funny friend that flew a blistered walk by cars, vans, minivans and some RV. Did he
appeared mad?
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At the front center inside his car, viewed out the window
of the drivers seat. Jason enters the key to unlock the door.
His mouth moved to the other side. His keys jingled.
halfway in the middle of the intersection crossed. Few cars

traversed. Stores, restaurants, on the other side a motel
and a fast-food further ahead. Jason took a deep breath
of air to this surrounding rap song. The moment stood still
like at daytime he had waited for the go-ahead moment in
the row of a much-solicited roller coaster ride.
As the door opens, Through conflicts, out driven in a

few words, it maddens me to nuts and bolts in this perpetrating ballad to moneymaking flocks, to annihilate angrily
like a Tasmanian devil, snort and growl, aging skunk threw
black and white greedy green mustard, vast poop excrement lacking reluctantly and awkwardly on a side order
dish flak...
Folks heard the sports car, they turned and recognized
the guy who sat in the driver seat passing by trundling.
One of them told the others, Hey thats the winner. They
watched the driver whose mouth didnt stop to gibber
gabber guessingly, talked and nodded then shook head left
and right. One drowsy old man said, Whats with him, is it
some bet?
Or his wife stayed in, a Wiseman said. They laughed
droopily to guffaws. Hands on their bellies and tilted their
head back laughingly.
Hiss, sizzle, crackle, sputter to gasp as Jason blurted a

speech, Burns of waggle for griefs sake this light is driving
my patience down a silly wag, hey Im here, cant you see
my outstanding devoted foot to step off this pedal of rubberize lever in this box of pounds squashed, oh I better tie
my seat belt. If I want to survive this week, month or a year
without a pay. I have to seek a job, Ill maybe go to another
journal house, or a Jailhouse, I hope not, eventually? Gully
groove this music is hot like Habanero pepper sauce in a
warm soup, Jason said.
Well I better stop this wiggly fiddle, Jason said. His

hands tensed down the steering. He stopped at the exit
road of the casino, faced left and right and squirmed the
wheel to the route as he pushed the radio on, set his
favorite album. The lights ahead turned red as he braked
to decelerate, and entirely immobilize, stopped. People
This light is about to go green I say. He guessed then

said suddenly, Now, as he stared at the red lights up the
roads opposite side. I got to say that again, he thought.
This time he believed the light was about to change. Now,
Jason said, but it didnt change as he looked up, his chin
on the steering. How about another try, he thought. Then
showed teeth, Now, finally, Jason said like a mad boar at
the driving wheel the idiot who had the deflated wallet and
glimpsed to the dashboard, the indicator gauge neared an
empty gas tank. Intersection lights passed over the windshield on left turn.
The radio randomly changed songs. His guts gargled,
felt a growl, spews baffled and muffled, curled and, Empty
pipe in there, Jason said as he pulled over and remembered pocket change in his glove compartment. The car
silently stopped. Opened the glove compartment and found
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Lousy I and raging stool to utter out an immaterial

turd. Jelly slog wangle shun geek of a sloppy rally pig in this
mud, dirt. Wheelbarrow full of shiatsu barking a song of
symphony going by a pack of wolves eating maggots until
garbage revolted lids, fermented, he said aggravatingly.
six bucks. Ha-ha, Im not that broke after all, he said with
whooping laughs of sarcastic rant.
Once in his car, key to start, radio to sound, and gearbox

to D and mobilize towards the road. There wasnt much
to say in this dull astray Wednesday, a way to the final pay.
His last workday finished last Friday. His boss kept pressure as Jason didnt like to work in that ambience. It crumbled him constrict, left in his almost finished article. No
sheet of paper ripped although he sure fell in parts here
and there. Barely a project finished and another started as
the boss gave him more piles due done and for yesterday.
He packed his stuff in a box as his patron saw, and without
a word left this rush house for good, or was it for bad?
Workers needed, however on the contrary an employee had
left. Now labor had built them stacks of paper sheets to
slumber as dust would accumulate in this non-productive
publishing house. He thought of heading back to work at
the same place but his choice was better than this idea as
a relaxed atmosphere he appreciated and wanted that way.
Nonetheless, all this plummets into a bad gambling dream.
He arrived in the fast-food eatery. The windowed door

shut behind. At the cash counter he stood up in line and
gawked at the high menu. What can I get with these coinages, Jason thought?
On the left a female worker said, Hi may I take
your order?
Jason moved sideways, a fewer steps up to the counter.
what can I get for a meager six bucks, Jason said?
She pointed over her shoulder, and on her cash register
punched and told, That, it adds to six-O-one, the cashier
woman said.
His lucky penny was the only last drop of change.
Okay, Ill take that, Jason said. He moved sideways to let
another customer at the old registers edge.
Is it for takeout, she said, eyes that magnetize
willed words.
Yes, its to go, no bag, Jason said, Please.
He handed her the whole of it. She counted, Its okay
for the penny, the woman said. He put the penny in his
rear pocket. A shouting large fry and a pop on the counter.
Thank you, miss, he said.
She said, Have a good day sir.
He grabbed his meal, carefully without losing a precious
fry, turned around to head back to his car. Formally outdoor
of the fast-food as he tasted the fries. Yum-me-yum,
Jason said.
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He drove and parked near a bridge.

A nice place to park and take a walk, Jason thought as
he pulled afield from the road.
Chapter 3
The lightning
A woman and her child halfway through the bridge, talked
under light drizzled rain.
Only if you try today, Diane said, the mother.
Try what, Justin said, the child?
To walk on that side, she said.
Um okay, Justin agreed, But not too long.
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Walk only slow and take it easy like you want, have your
moment, and keep looking in front, say when ready.
I can do it mom. A gust of encouragement, he rose on
his shoe tips and peaked down the bridge.
Goodness sure you can, Diane said and laughter,
impressed the devotion and ambition of her child. Only
dont look down.
Yeah I wont look down mom.
my; this, Jason said garishly and like scorching his voice.
His face snarled at the foggy clouded sky. The tiddly tossed
wistful coin had left his hand that risen at the highest
point, disappeared. The wind blew it out of its course, lost
sight of it. Several seconds later after the penny had left
the throwing hand, a lightning stroke a lightning rod nearby
the ground on the bridge side. The instant blast hit the
coin back down. Jason jumped at the natural flash bang.
They swapped sides. The six-year-old paced near the

railing and Diane to the sidewalks edge higher than the
road as she stepped.
Nevertheless, no one had seen or heard a sound from

the coin that fell as the explosion dazzled a full viewed
spark, white flash blind-fully and thunder roared deafeningly though harmonized dimly, through the outgoing drizzled rain. The whole city had feebly brightened a short fraction of time. At the foot of the bridge, the penny landed on
the sidewalk near the border railing. Nicked from millions
of watts, the coin remained intact. Once on the ground,
from a brazed cherry red to dark rusty oxidized, the coin
cooled quickly as the wet pavement underneath helped
cooling. Vapors. The fog and drops lightly fell down on the
surface. Insight of Diane and Justin, down at the ground
level where the coin landed. The sidewalk led to the upper
bridge, as this footpaths way distanced, Diane and Justin
had stopped walking.
Down the bridge thus the same sidewalk, Jason saw the
mother and child, far ahead. He sighted a bench near the
bus cabin, before the bridge, fair to the right hand side.
He walked towards the riverside parking. The roadway continued under this bridge. A garbage basket with a base of
steel well placed as he dropped in the empty carton crate
of fries. At least starvation calmed down. Some gamble,
Jason said, wondered about how he would pay the rent,
gas and food. What have I done, why does that casino
carry me away like that, his thoughts twisted as the city
bus went by, battled engine blared. Although no one waited
in the cabin. Luck, and some luck, so much for luck, but I
almost had it, I had to overdo it, Jason said with murmurs.
Stupid luck, a hopeless steep cash crashed, he said as
his eyes lowered and walked slow. I relied on this luck,
years of saving, I could of had a new car, Im sick of this
luck, ravaged me to ruins plus my job.
He pinched and pulled the lucky penny out of his back
pocket, deep in plus a yank out as his elbow abruptly
jerked. Placed in open hand, he gazed and glared madly at
the sky then threw it like a baseball pitcher shouting, Oh,
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Meanwhile the thunderous echo, Diane the mother

blinked, and then slowed pace as she winked both eyes
strongly twice and fluttered her eyelids, slowed down
the walking, she heard. Wow, at low volume from her
son, like he was distant, however, next to her. Staggered
amazements, he had close eyelids as pink lit with veins
covered his vision and had a hurtling crack that followed
instantly. Did you see that, mom, Justin said? Voiced a
bit louder than the ringing in his mothers ears. Their ears
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rang, highly pitched. She glanced at her son to see if he

showed, and all okay, all there? He faced his mother with
a smile as she didnt see him with all the white glow from
the formidable natural spark that ghosted her vision. She
saw white, the view couldnt have cleared from this sudden
force, thunderstruck. Most cloudy, they stopped their walk,
she unbalanced a little to Justins side. Mom, are you
okay, Justin said and his face abruptly changed from the
smile he once had? Im okay. Worried, the mother heard
her childs voice, she crouched. Youre trembling, did you
get scared, Diane said and her voice curled.
towards the end way at the steaming river border railing. It

rolled, turned to go under the bridge, the next road aside
the bike trail. Diane saw the same car below as two cars
passed by her and Justin. Another car passed in the opposite direction. The kid tilted his head to face up the sky.
Justin bounced hastily and his feet smirched soundly
faster, dragged his mother. Not so fast Justin, all I can
see is blurry, Diane the mother said. Tangibly still warm,
the penny caught the kids eye as he picked it up. What
is it, she bluntly asked with her eyes nearly closed,
fluttered? Look mom I found a penny, Justin said and
proudly held it, showed his mother momentarily, stunned
visually and aurally.
Justin gasped his words, Im okay mom. His breathy

voice quickly had made the mother concerned, Its okay,
calm down, try to calm, calm. That thunder sure was loud,
Diane said as she assured him and slowly talked.
He giggled through gasps, Yeah mom, did you
get afraid?
She comforted herself when she squatted at Justins
height. The noise had been so piercing, a few cars had
stopped after the deafening radiated radiance. Mommy
had a little panic. Admitted the mother, he grinned, Its
okay mama, your safe with me, Justin said.
She forced a laugh and said, Im going to be fine when
you are. He bear hugged last, then let go.
On the bench the man shook his head, I shouldnt be
upset, it must be the rain or this bad weather, Jason said
as tiny drops lightly fell from the sky. The casino top player
had his hands on his cheeks and gazed down sadly at
the ground.
A car passed from behind Jason, reaction of wheels
slightly sheered. Trundled and drove down the street
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She tried to focus Justin and the coin, her face gallingly
stunned as the coin appeared dark and hazy, and she
peeked. I still see a white cloud from that flash, well I can
only guess its nice ha-ha, Diane said. They had slowed
the slope, so still. Down the bridge, he saw a man who sat
with his arms crossed like he was cold. Justin had let go
his mothers fingers and ran as he jumped halfway over a
pop can. His mother peered through gaps of her eyelids to
see her son abandoning her, Justin, what is it this time,
Diane said casting her voice?
The short stuff hopped with dwarf strides to a still,
Heres your luck, Justin said in a serious manner, like
he accomplished a task. The kid held the coin near his
eyelid, and then straighten his arm and gave the penny into
the strangers hand. Jason gawked at the coin down and
pinched it out of his palm. This is my lucky coin. The
penny appeared different, tarnish genre. Justin gone, had
vanished. Jason slowly rose his head then turned behind.
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Diane stood silent, the mother glared instinctively down

to her son that appeared, but she was troubled, Did you
give him that coin, she said, pitched up her voice?
Viewed from the hood of a car, Jason entered, sat, barely

changed emotion and dull face expression, he let the air
out, sighed.
He eyed his fingertips stained black from the penny,

Yeah, he looks like he needs luck, Justin said and wiped
tainted stain of dirt to his pants as the mother turned to
face her front way. Smirked as she gazed happy.
Youre very generous son, Diane said.
Entered his apartment and the door closed behind him,

eyed inside his home. Still puffed out air from a pursed
mouth, sighed.
He walked towards the bottle of whiskey so grasped
and chugged few ounces of the clear brownish liquid floating bubbles to then funnel to none brashly. Tired of this
lousy losing week, his arm went down as the empty bottle
landed on the table with slight echoes. Held a relaxed arm
to the bottle, clanged on the table though rocked stunned,
released; dandled to the quickest then shook and stopped
through quivers.
Thanks, Jason said hollering over his shoulder.

Shouting, Youre welcome, Justin said facing behind.
When Jason turned his head, slowly to the city at the
other side across the streaming river. Like thats going
to make a difference in my life. With mutters and spoken
placidly, One cent will give me my life back, make appear
a load of money and pay my rent, give me a job too huh,
Jason said. He stood up with no pride as he nearly dropped
the coin, bounced in the other hand, his face expressed a
little compassion as he slid the coin in his back pocket.
Doing so, he had noted the pennys weight. Careless, he
took a breath to a tiny smile. Well, its a gift overall that,
Jason said and then decided to keep, that luck.
A boat gargled on the river, and the near reflecting buildings of the city to a partly clear sky covered of a few rays
through the clouds. The luminary sun shimmered in the
water for a short time, shadows cast, and rain shined
view. Jason lost this bogus afternoon, and then he nearly
shrugged, and then a long stare.
Chapter 4
Whos talking?
To the couch, Jason got a hold of the remote, turned on
the TV as he fell vapid like a feckless boulder, bounced, he
sat. Just a moment before he pushed the button, a voice
spoke. The screen faded in picture as the sound played.
This time no air came out of his lungs as he turned off
the television, widen eyes slightly. Listened a few seconds,
thought he heard a radio. It must be a noise from the
hall, he thought. Pushed the button of the remote,
changed the channel and took a deep breath. Spider guy
figurine on the receiver watched his boring face exhaling,
blew air out, sigh.
He watched the show, Just for laugh. Although he
heard through the sound. Increasingly, Hey, hey, hey, the
voice said. It sounded like a young man, somewhat rough
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and modular. He glimpsed at the door and pushed up the

volume, watched the bad joke teller on-screen. Hey, the
voice shouted for longer, Cant anybody hear me, the
voice insanely said, uttered his words but heard particularly at low volume. Jasons eyes opened greater to clear
his iris. The TV darkened suddenly as switched off and he
heard detectably low. I remember a bunch of events, its
unbelievable, my mom and dad, brothers and sisters all the
way to my birth, the voice said. He heard the voice in his
head, not on the side of his ears or in his mind, Hey, is
there any one?
A-a, the voice hollered as if he expressed lost. Yes,

yes I hear you now, a little better, I thought it was the
couch, Jason said while his eyes moved all around, also
one hand on each leg, arms straight. I aint no couch what
are you saying man, he thinks Im a couch, Im a couch huh,
the voice said as pitched up and down? I cant see a dime
thing and the man calls me a couch, the voice said in a
ridiculous tone. Im not even sure if he sees me ha-ha,
the voice said then whooped slightly to laughter. Hey are
you there?
Unexpectedly, Jason stood then looked all over. Turned

left, right checked behind him nothing. Quiet, merely
soundless. Then sat on the couch and turned on the TV.
The voice in his mind spoke, and grandpa always watch
the TV in his motor home. He pressed mute button of the
TV remote. Soundlessly to clear he heard, Got-yaw.
Dropped the remote on the scraggy couch, Someone is
listening right, I know there is someone?
Gulped and try to answer meticulously, well yes,
Jason said.
I knew it, I knew someone was there man, the voice
said and assured.
His mouth was about to speak out words, he gazed
saying, I hear you but barely. Stood up for the second
time, the voice didnt reply. Although he believed something different, Maybe its the couch, Jason said. Stepped
closer and moved it. The voice he hadnt heard, stepped
to the other side of the couch, away back several feet.
No voice heard, straightened up his pants sitting on the
old couch.
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Then, how are you talking to me, I mean in my head,

Jason said?
I dont know ask your couch, ha-ha, the voice said
mockingly laughs followed by guffaws.
He stood up again and bounced to stridden, a little
run at the patio door, pulled the curtain chain for the
daylight to gleam inside. Dust sparked bright throughout
the place as the sunlight glossed the old apartments varnished wooden floor. Jason thought of himself going crazy,
returned starring at the couch uncertainly however, nothing
he had heard in this actual silence. Maybe its out the
passage, Jason said and walked to the door, still nothing
he heard, opened, peeked out his apartment door, turned
his head left down the hall then right, nonetheless no one,
not a sound. Bombast, cracks! Not even a lousy infatuated flimsy fly. His neck and head fell in the doors gap.
He closed the door, and grabbed the security chain, slid to
track. Turned around and eyed the couch, scrutiny to this
strut frisked, I hear talking, when I sit, Jason said and
wondered in front of the door, he took few steps forward
and almost had reached the couch. Turned and sat in the
same spot, but Spiderman never heard a voice or pin drop
else than barrelled Jason. Back on the couch, I heard
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you fart you know? The voice said and knew when to talk
through eyeless time, and recognized the crackling noise
from the springs of the couch. What, Jason said and tried
to make sense throughout this conversation? Arent you
supposed to say something? The voice said and boasted
the unpleasant moment.
close with extra volume like a person stood in the same

room. Hey man Im talking to you who-ah, the voice said
stunning loud and Jasons eyes rolled up to the ceiling
then shook his head, leaned to the front. Almost loss of
balance. Dropped the coin to rolls traced a large number
nine on the floor then swirly circled in a spiral, then wags
waves of wobbles to none and ended heads up, tails flat to
the floor.
He felt victimized, Is there something I can do?

You gassed man, you did that.
Okay sorry wherever you are, Jason said looking
left, right.
You let it rip, the voice said.
Maybe its the couch, Jason said.
You think Im a couch, I dont feel like a couch, am not
a slacker.
A slacker?
Yeah someone that doesnt finish what he starts.
Well Im neither a slacker cause my gas dont slack.
No kidding they blare out from what I heard, the voice
said and laugh through.
Where are you?
Singing out, I dont know I cant see and Im not
a couch.
Maybe its the penny, said Jason speculating.
A penny, oh yeah a penny and a moment ago I was a
couch, whats it gonna be next a banjo, the voice said?
Yes, well nothing I thought of that lucky coin I threw
earlier, Jason said.
Heh, fetch the penny, fetch the couch and dont forget
the banjo.
Paused, gaped straight ahead, then he widen eyes
and stood up, reached for the coin in his back pocket. As
he held and pulled the coin out, the voice sounded real
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Meanwhile the penny rotated rolls on the floor and said

a single syllable overly each turn, I-I-I-can-see-e-e-its-a-mira-cle-Im-go-ing-in-aro-und-why-is-that-happen-ing, entered
wiggle wag waves of wobbles then the penny stopped
moving. Oh its a ceiling, ha-ha, hey are you there, I can
see woo-hoo, I can see I can see, said modularly, happy
voice as he expressed in exclamations, I just thought I
was blind, ha-ha I, amen I can see, the coin said through
singing, I swirled in circles and Im not dizzy, rolled, shook
woo-yeah, the penny said.
The penny sighted the dome light on the ceiling. Below
a stretched table leg to a lengthy perspective view, and a
few chairs real tall, also sunrays came from the patio.
But then he realized panicking, Hey, hey I cant move,
what is happening to me, hey, hey I cant get up? Shouted
through but no one heard, I dont feel like I have arms, I
cant stand, dime where are my arms, and legs, I cant look
down at my feet, shouting, How am I supposed to get up
man? Im on the floor, Im really on the floor, hey.
An upset colossal stranger who stood tall appeared on
the left side in sight, black pants and shirt, nostrils to a
face, a chin. The noses nostrils changed shape to move
slightly back as an open mouth and teeth shown up and
a large and wide forehead. The face expressed confusion
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awkwardly. Jason eyed the coin, How come I heard you

so loud? He stepped towards the coin to pick it up as he
squatted. Eyes glared and stared down.
combination of voices interacted between tearing loud. Like

tuning a radio on short waves. The connection between the
coin and skin allowed energy to pass through nerve terminals. Jasons thumb and finger squeezed the coin progressively and the voice increased intensity. His body stiffened
as the screeched voice heard. For the period when Jason
rolled on his back, his buttocks collapsed first, his lumbar
followed therein straighten his spine flat to the floor. Whaah? Jason said with hollers and wondered why this small
coin voiced so amplified. A mind-blowing voice affected his
vision as he bumped his head.
Meanwhile, You, you who are you I never seen you?

The penny saw the face at the left, progressively enlarged
as the stranger crouched down. The coin felt like a helpless miniature midget as the majestic gargantuan giant
crossed inwardly until he centered. What are you going to
do sit, or gas me? The penny feared the approach. He felt
so flat and short, stubby.
Jason reached down the coin, his hand set to pinch,
convinced this coin produced the voice he heard, he went
to pick it slowly and uncertainly.
Hey what do you think youre doing there eh? The
penny had a rasped voice just before contact. The out
viewed thumb carefully went at the bottom, the enormous
index at top over the head. Got a sure grip grasping. Then
gradually levitated, but when all horizon angled ninety
degrees. The penny captured the floor in his front view and
the flat tables surface with the empty bottle of whiskey,
then thought standing like a person would normally do.
Although kept awareness of a free fall in the place handpicked by the giant. No limbs, the penny started to shout
badly. Jason kept the coin in the same distance from his
huge face as tilting to his back. Ah! The penny blurted a
continuous shout.
In a squat position, his back arched, and heels back on
the floor, held the coin at eye level, the arm at an angle of
ninety degrees. Jason tilted behind, also started a holler
though held the shouting coin in the loudest piercing
voice, throughout undulated his brain. Nonetheless, the
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As Jason bumped his skull, the obvious alignment of

the coin to the mouth. He had let go the coin, dropped to
free fall in his mouth spinning from heads to tails. While
character yelled and entered the mouth, Jason hollered
extravagantly. Jason felt roughly some object inside his
large orifice. Meanwhile the penny in the damp humidity
had bounced off the teeth and ricochet to the tongues
left side. The coin gasped another breath, psychologically
screamed even louder. Pathetically shrewd, as if the coin
made the body feel heavier on the right side, caused to
turn Jason as he crippled wrists inwards and his arms
flexed, his tongue pushed the coin, then two other tries.
He twisted his body, near a following seizure, turned his
head, nose to the wooden floor and finally, the coin got out,
waved wags of wobbles, flatten on the floor.
The pennys view stayed blurry from mucus, on the floor
faced up the ceiling, Ha-ha, shouted as chilling to this
ride. Hey, I cant focus, gross thats slobber, drool I mean
nasty saliva, Im on the floor can someone get the mop
out? Wipers were the pennys needs to sponge out this
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distorted view. The penny thrilled with joy but nonetheless

felt anything.
got closer to the floor. He forgot about the coin and his
identity, his eyes closed, puked.
Meanwhile on his back Jason held his forehead with

his eyes closed. Am, Em-a, mourned. It wasnt his ears
as they never heard the coin. Resonated directly inside
his mind, this was too much. Am, E-m-a-ooh, Jason
nearly said something. Even though they separated, he
still heard the coins voice, like echoes. Like an endless
speech on the same syllable. Confusingly, the floor
altered like he overturned, waved, dizziness and flagged
his conscientiousness.
Na-ah, the coin revealed horror as he seen gushed

liquids. Spatters in flakes to plumes and spurts as the
penny found a one-way fluid fall, the vomit fell, the biomatters course as the only fountain flooded this unwanted
site of a disaster, locally in the dining room.
The penny next to him said, Hey, are you okay man?
Technically, not even the apartments wooden floor could
have heard the coin rightfully, not conductive.
Jason positioned on his back, returned and pushed him
self-up and on his knees and palms, Burp. He looked at
the darker coin as he felt a hasty sickened inspiration of
his stomach. Frowned sick, guessed the penny. He gagged
a sound of disgorged throat.
The coin said, Hey, hey youre gonna get sick, move me,
push me out-of-the-way.
Jason hurled but no liquids flowed.
Hey, hey man stop that, I cant move outta the way for
your sick sake. Nonetheless, there hadnt existed a feckless way nor neither to shun out of this trap. It remained
impossible to run away, a forbidden hostile possible mess.
The strangers internal waltz urged inevitably. Shipwrecked.
Jason who did not hear any voice or not even an alerted
hint, on his knees and hands, his belly flexed and his head
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Wiping his mouth, Sorry, it must be something I ate.

No kidding man you got me all over my, face, the penny
said? Gasped breath, although the penny laid in this mess,
the coin remained visible. Or the worries, Jason said and
gawked at the foamy swamp, My money at the casino. He
saw his reflection, dully dim.
Jason heard the coin moaned with disgust, his hand lingered flat to the floor covered with liquid squashed, which
connected to the coin. Last no more, no further scourged
voice, he didnt want to hear crap as he felt enough.
This sick vomit madden grimly, worsen as he didnt want
to see any of it either, in any way and anyhow scarcely.
From this entire mess he turned then sat on the floor,
legs straight, slanted to lean back, on his arms straight
behind and hands opened. His head hurt from bumping
the floor. Wiped his mouth using his forearm, lost balance,
dizzy wooziness.
Meanwhile, Ha-ha, laughed did the penny, in this
disgusted lake of yellow-brown cloudy galore. However
no odors remained as he immerged in or immersed over.
Besides, there wasnt a way to tell from all of it. I smell
nothing, well I dont even breathe, that means I cant take
my breath. But, what am I? I cant move, cant smell, and
feel? His wonders tripped down the wild of what specie.
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Maybe Im an insect, no, no-no, Id be floating, well if I were

small in this lake, but if I were big Id be struggling out like if
I was in mud. To have a clear awareness of his existence
as it radically altered from his last life status. Id have to
be a large insect, like a tarantula, well if his puke is transparent. He guessed but legs would have helped him to move
out-of-the-way from that immoral splatted shower. No, Id
be too spooky, I wouldnt of got picked up like that. But a
flower, or a cactus that would of made him shout in pain?
Everything from new and used sat in floors of the store

with tag priced of retail and Dianes special of ninety nine
cent. If a known client wanted something else, the possibility to place the serviced order critically had done so.
Gratefully said, they estimated enough room in the store
for deliveries. Only if, clients wanted to include a deposit.
Chapter 5
At Dianes Townhouse
Only furniture he was told; only furniture he had sold.
Throughout the years to when worthy Diane inherited the
store from her father in this modern economy flagrance.
Up to this day the shop held a wealthy status fortunately
because of a smart hustling mind. Talented as a down to
earth person and strong relations with clients. Flexible
deals as always, but this last statement applied to the
poor. People with the fewer advantageous money, she
always had better deals offered sincerely. In her teens she
could sell a useless piece of cloth to a client who looked
for something else, always extras. Without a lie, little Diane
spoke enough words to voluptuously add an imaginary layer
of gold to the item in her sketched allusions. In a short
line, likely she could plate preciousness to things with only
words. The place had kitchen sets of all kinds chosen from
best-selling items of living room tables, chaise lounge and
lazy boy chairs to broaden settee and sofas, daybed and
futons, also rocking chairs. Nothing else occupied the floor
like washers and dryers because too many brands would
have taken all the room inside this two story building.
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Diane gently braked and slowed to decelerate speed her

vintage classic-car in front of her gorgeous large old townhouse, with Justin that appeared through the window in his
rear seat. Insight of her townhouse, the paved street and
the sidewalk farther, and then the lawn. The automobile had
turned in the driveway as a garage door opened. The car
entered straightforwardly as the lights neared the shelves
against the wall and beams projected to concentrate white
glows, passively shrank. Gradually, the garage tracked
door on its way down. The car lights dimmed as the engine
turned off rotation. The shelves at the hoods height still
visible, until the door shied sight passed, closed. Near the
brightened cement, the-once bright gap changed to darken
as the car beams deactivated current. Tall trees surrounded
the brick vintage home. A foggy overcast covered and the
sunlight mildly enlighten bordering supper time. One of
the windows gleamed as the light shined inside, engulfed
by curtains.
Everything in the house persisted vintage style, to taste
selected by Diane who approached her oval mirror. Except
for a large flat HDTV screen in the living room.
In reflection of herself, she could see extremities, the
corner at far end and the doors edges of the washroom. At
the exit of the beauty room Justin sighed his mother who
sat and got ready. Why makeup, youre fine mom, Justin
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said? He asked as she drops the eyeliner pencil down the

marble desk sink. She looked down at its fall, spanned
and bounced the tiny wooden pencil then stopped near the
drain after a couple quick titter totters.
He let go his bear hug clasped. Nemni looked at the

face that smiled.
You know what, maybe youre right, Diane said as she

sat on her bench. The doorbell rang, Justins eyes rounded
and said, Shes here, excitedly he ran to let the babysitter enter the townhouse. Diane shut the drawer and
sighted her fine appearance to the mirror in front of her.
She eyed her left cheek, then changed to right side. Its
no big deal, its okay, said to the oval mirror.
Justin held a green guy who showed teeth and black hair
as he hangs on to the doorknob. Turned the handle downwards with his other small hand, opened to Nemni while
she stood on the light gray cement step, gazed inside.
Hi Justin, Nemni said, she stepped inside from the
dark lobby missing a light bulb, then turned to Diane that
came in the passage.
Come in Nemni, Diane said.
After a glimpse at the mother, the baby-sitter crouched
down. She knew the little rascal was about to dash with
his muscular mad figurine as she watched the heavy
rubber toy. Concluded, Justin had only been bad at that
specific time, he came and urged like a baseball player
who acclaimed his teammates, hands on each side.
Instead of the base, it was Nemni, welcomed her to crash,
his arms swung around her as a sudden stop. The green
toy flew down sloppily, speed of Justin moved too great.
She inclined back and replaced her stance. Not too fast
Justin, the mother said in the same room.
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I missed you, Justin said, blurted out.

You missed me, thats nice, Nemni said. Glance at the
happy mother with a smirk.
Yeah, Justin said.
I didnt miss you, Nemni said.
You must of, Justin said.
Bah no, Nemnis eyes smiled at the child that needed
to clear his throat.
Not even a little, gapped apart his index fingers that
both pointed at the ceiling.
Nope, not even a little, she shook her head.
Not a tiny bit, he pitched up his voice as the space
between the index fingers shrank.
Maybe on Monday, she admitted.
Tsk, the whole day, he dropped his indexs gap, arms
hung down each side.
No, not the whole day.
About an hour, Justin said?
A-no, she shook her head.
A minute, he showed hope.
A little, not even, maybe less, Nemni said and grinned.
One second, he quickly glanced down and back at
her face.
Okay a little moment.
What about Sunday, a moment too, it wasnt enough?
A little because of the church, Nemni said and agreed.
What about the day before, he had to know more.
I dont know, she shrugged.
You dont know what, Justin said and gawked at
her nose?
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How about I dont remember, she played an act as he

improvised to their spectacle.
Diane enjoyed the show all along, watched her Romeo
and Juliette.
What about the other day before, Justin said, however,
ran out of ideas and the mother discerned?
Close the door before trespassers enter inside the
house watching you guys, or kidnap us, Diane said.
Nemni raised up from her squat, Justin stepped a
couple feet back as she walked in the house. Wait, I get
bulk, Justin said and ran out. Nemni who stood but turned
to the door then saw Justin with his green man walking in
the house.
Youre going to be a great message son only use your

bed, Diane said.
They had heard, Honk, the beep of her dates car.
Diane set Justin down.
It is time for me to leave, an evening with Mr.
Cegrasmoss. I dont know when Ill be back.
Good luck Miss Krogers, Nemni waved.
Bye mom, see you on the table ha-ha, Justin said.
Good night, Diane said and blew a kiss.
Diane had prepared herself and ready since early

morning, grasped her purse and walked her way to the
kitchen. They both followed Diane, order ready listeners. If
anyone calls tell them to call back at the same time tomorrow. Else, write down the message to the sticky pages here
on the table, Diane said and Justins face turned to Nemni
as he heard his mother said, Okay?
Chapter 6
Down the drain
Jason alleviated fast from his sickness of hurls. His faculties climbed high enough as he felt like moving, vertigo
faded consciously. Then slowly at the coin he looked down
to the stiltedness character. The penny bore in this mess
covered with this flat colorful goo.
His hand moved to reposition flat in the liquids, connected to communicate.
Then again he looked at mothers face as the babysitter

said, Sure miss Krogers, Ill take the message and write
it, stick it on the table there.
Mom, I can sleep on the table, Justin said. Nemni
turned down to him and said, What happen to your bed?
Justin sighted his mom said, Nemni too.
What do you mean, Justin, Diane said and frowned
with Nemni?
Nemni can sleep on the table too, Justin said, the
mother picked up Justin and walked to the garage door as
the baby-sitter followed.
He leaves me like that, the penny said. Lifted his

hand quickly as a silence. Jason replaced his finger like a
poke down to the same spot. Dime, yoo-hoo, yoo-hoo, I
bet hes ignoring me, hes been like that for a while.
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He looked down at the coin beside his hand distant

a foot away as liquid between allowed a link, connection
as Jason listened. Its like wearing shades, everything is
tinted, deformed and disgusting, some dirt bag.
I heard that, what is your name?
Okay, he hears me now awesome, Norman, Norman is
the name.
Jason here, why did you scream so loud, Jason said,

his other hand behind his head?
Talk louder talk louder, what do you want me to say,

Norman said. The penny saw the hand switch finger again
but this time sunk the pinky on. Jason asked, Well anything, scream and say my mothers a jellyfish.
Did I scream? Did you hear a sound, not me, nope it

wasnt me. A fool screams like that and, this is some odd
way to meet.
Jason stared at the coin.
Sure, sure I did shout a little, Norman said.
It hurt, Id leave you in this mess.
Okay, okay, Norman said and assured his friend, I
wont even talk loud.
Hey, Jason it is right, Norman said?
Yes it is Jason.
Could you tell me what youre looking at? Norman mysteriously inquired how it could possibly had happened, shortened that much and stubby like, though fixed on the floor.
Jason said, A coin in my plight vomit.
Garishly, What, Norman said?
As a reflex, Jason lifted his finger from the liquid on the
floor and leaned more weight to the other arm slightly bend.
However noticed the volume wasnt as loud, he plunged it
back on the floor right away. During that time the penny
saw distinguished drips on fingers and the palm of the
hand. In the meantime Norman saw a hand that dripped.
Say what, Jason said?
Sorry, Norman said in whispers, thought of apologizing.
Shook his head, No, say something loud, Jason said
as he stared at the chair. What, you want me to talk
loud now?
Louder, speak louder, said Jason. What do you want
me to say, the penny spoke louder as the hand lifted to
put the index in the puddle.
Talk louder, Jason said.
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Say what, my mother? Youre joking right, Norman said?

Its not real, say something louder.
The penny took a deep breath of no air and shouted out,
Youre couch is a jellyfish.
Jason noticed how the voice reduced intensity as he
changed finger and touched away from the penny. Like an
electric resistance. Also how he adapted quickly to the
direct voice.
Excuse me, I mean walk me to a mirror so I can see
myself you giant squid, and remained unconvinced, he had
to see himself.
Okay dont scream, Jason said and glanced, picked
the coin from all this liquid that mannered splodging.
Normans caption darkened as the thumb hid faces side,
fingers on tails side. The penny shouted, Hey, you blind
me, Norman said.
Right away Jason dropped the penny. Keep it low,
Jason said.
Yeah man, Ill keep it low, how is that, Norman said?
Unheard until he picked up the coin.
So hows the volume now? However Jason felt pulls
from that sick condition and unhurriedly walked to the rest
room, switched the lights, stepped in front of the sink.
Good, better than that last bond gossip. He twisted
the water tap as the small bubbles appeared, aquatic
streamed down to splash the lightly stained sink. As the
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penny still pinched, rinsed his hands and cleared heads

and tails, each side of the coin.
Ah-hee, its dark here, Norman said and heard the

water gush all around to frontward, he saw through the
division, and a spaced hole from the cross quarter hole.
I cant move my arms, oh thats right I have no limbs a-a,
Norman hollered.
In the hand, the penny could not see but the sinks
bottom, finally Jason returned the coin under the rushing
water in his whole view. Whoa, whats all this, Norman
said? The coin spread water and rinsed, as the tubular
stream shaped water flowed to break from the hand and
gushed down the sink and rushing drips. The sight of
Norman covered with light gray to clearer white bubbles.
Some parts of Jasons flakes stuck as a thumb rubbed
on the view of Norman. Simultaneously, the direction displayed out the air bubbles that mannered down from up
as the coin tilted. The stream changed to the other side
and the bubbles direction altered coming from the left to
the right side. In all directions when leveled. The penny
strangely saw this happening. For it slanted and angled
changing direction of the gray bubbles, the view splashed
in the display. The piece of food detached and left with
the deflected streamed currant. Then a giant fly dabbed
and drummed her legs across the view and dabbed acid,
Norman unexpectedly shouted.
Meanwhile, Great patterns of bubbles, Norman said
and realized then commented through a prudently rinsed
method. Wow this is fascinating, oh what is this piece of
whaah, Norman said when he sighted a fly with the straight
long waterfall.
Jason let go and he saw the coin bounce a couple times.
He tried to grapple his not only lucky coin, but a talking
penny. He fell down in the sink tackled from the hands and
bounced to land in the drain hole, flip flopped across that
guard in the hole. Merely at the bottom sink, where the
water drops to greater fall below in this gloomy opening.
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Hold on, Ill get you out of there if youd keep it low,
Jason said and his hand reached down the sinkhole to try
to pick up the coin. It slipped and nails couldnt get a hold
as Jasons face showed frustration, glared and a lined lip,
frowned, guessed how to grip and pinch this tiny metal
new friend.
Norman saw black, flickered against the drain guard,
back and forth, randomly and altered in all directions.
He bounced off the rounded walls in abrupt ways through
flings. The penny tried to make any sense of this dark
tube view, pushed however neither felt the movements.
He heard noises that came from the rounded walls in this
water guard, metal chafing friction.
It sounds like youre diggin gravel, Norman said.
Keep it low coin Im digging, Jason said but couldnt
get a grip. You cant fall, Ill get you out of there hang
on. He got the tweezers, the nose pliers in the mirrored
cabinet behind.
Hey, Norman said, mildly yapped. Jason lifted his
hand. Thats right thats right, I cant scream, dont panic
myself, myself am okay. But none never heard and his
voice resonated at the murky black hole, irrelevant waterfall, relentlessly.
Squeezed the tweezers that pinched the coin at the
edge, slowly lifted out of the drain, Jason lain an elbow
on the countertop, placed the rinsed coin in his hand to
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heads side up. I definitely have to do something about

that loud voice, Jason said.
Whatever man, just show me in front of the mirror
please, Norman said.
Okay, but dont raise youre, Jason said slowly.
Yeah-yeah Im cool, its okay, um-huh, Norman
nearly whispered.
Meanwhile viewed to the right Norman said, Im just a

penny, a one-cent check this out? The penny thought he
was once a human, intimidation because he was powerless and the reflexion on the face didnt match the tone.
Hmm, well, I see and hear good, I dont feel or smell and
Im probably indestructible. Im just too darn black, I used to
be brown.
Suggested, I could polish you, Jason said.
Yeah, yeah, I could shine, and then get lost in a bunch of
change. And discovered gloriously.
Probable, Jason said.
No, shook his tone of voice, If Id get stolen, Id get
worse than puke, maybe stuck in this coin for a long-time
or forever, Norman said and apprehended for a flashed
second. Hey, astounded and stunned, Hey, listen man, if
I got here in this coin, its magical right?
Jason reached closing the mirror as he turned insight to

this pharmacy cabinet. Norman captured the ceiling and at
the top view partly a chest, nostrils at a face as the hand
placed in, flatly opened. Jasons face centered. An index
finger went across Normans sight and to the top a thumb.
Jason faced the mirror and he lifted while held the coin.
Yeah I recognize you, you look mighty funny upside down
like that man, Norman said, captioned an enlarged face.
Oh sorry there wait a second, Jason said, laid the
tweezers on the counter, and flipped the coin, slowly carefully as his hand in front while pinched the top and bottom
turning. Jasons face left the view as Norman panned like a
camera through and sighted the door, a picture on the wall
and finally the mirror.
Meanwhile turning, Dont shout when you see yourself, Jason said.
No problem, Norman said as an old pharmacy cabinet
over-the-counter appeared in the pennys caption, took a
second of conscience to realize his new identity. I believed
I was you for a moment, Jason Im still upside down but I
can see that Im that, penny.
Jason delicately turned him right-side-up, as he steadily
pinched the coin, Hold on Ill get you the right way in a
little less time.
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Right, if you say, Jason said.

Im a lucky penny right?
Yes practically, Jason reflected in the mirror.
You believe me, Norman said.
Yes sort of yes.
Then lets get rich.
Exclaimed avidly, Yes. But how are we going to do that,
Jason said frowningly?
Just with money, youve got some dont you?
Yes well, um, Im broke.
Desperately, Then sell stuff man I gotta get outta here, I
cant stay like this just look at me, I cant move Im a token
man, cant you see my remains somewhere, Norman said
mentally affected and entirely coinish?
Alright-alright, Ill help you whatever you say but alls
I have is a car, Jasons eyes moved sideways and gazed
a moment.
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While, Sell it, sell it man you have to do something to

get me outta here. Though urged a suggestion. Hey, Im
speaking normally now.
Yes thats good, replied Jason.
Man, are you gonna sell your car?
, am, Id, Jason hesitated.
Then give me to someone else, I cant stay in this coin
forever just take a look at me there.
While, Okay Ill sell my car.
Thanks man you wont regret it.
The coins caption angled high, low and wide as his

boundaries of sight panned like a camera when Jason
moved. Norman the penny saw the stairs below, the exit
door slowly shut behind them as Jason stepped down.
They turned around halfway of the level through stairway
at a brick wall, lead to more stairs as stunts performed
the coin. I hope your car is worth a lot, Norman said and
his view shook down the steps, like the pirate ship ride
at a carnival but in fast-forward. It made him think of big
classic cars with smoother suspension to this restless
wiggle down this level, but in that moment, how he imagined something else than these bumps.
Dont worry about the price, Jason said and wanted to
surprise his friend.
Jason walked out of the bathroom, switched off the

light while Norman felt like a million, I know where you
can have the meanest luck in the Casino, roulette, Norman
said creepily.
Jason didnt say anything and walked out of his apartment and headed down to the underground parking.
Halfway in the stairs, Wait, wait-wait-wait-wait-wait.
Slowed and step-by-step and stopped. Where should I
wear you, I mean I cant walk around like this?
Chapter 7
Classy Time
Therefore a shaded wooden apartment door closed behind
Jason. Norman appeared down on a large silver necklace
chain over his blue shirt. Like a pearl out of shine as flat
black brownish, a personal dull spot. A bling bling chain
without a glimmer with a mindless mind of its own, previously seen in the cabinet mirror. Jason used superglue to
stick Norman on this chain over a cross. His face showed
hope, courage and some ambition to this new present
adventure with worthy discovery.
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Norman flew thoughts, remembered his old time, how

it was only yesterday. He had a choice of a fifty-nine pink
Cadillac or a Buick convertible. Around a cruise for a party
with the young women and their lovely hair blew in the wind,
way through town, the terminal stop, the snack bar club.
The last step of the stairway, Jason opened the fire door
that accessed the underground parking. Let me guess the
car. The coin sighted the wild and unfamiliar cars. Huh,
what are these huge polished stones on wheels, on what
planet am I?
Jason paused, a halt while his auto was visible. He
froze, ask disturbed, Tell me Norman, what year were you
born in, Jason said? In forty two why?
Youre from the past, I mean how old are you?
Normally, Sixteen, man are you alright, Norman said?
Impressed face, Yes, Im okay, Jason said.
Resumed pacing in the underground parking,
they approached a Monterey maroon color Car
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Two-Thousand-and-three. It grew in the center of the

pennys view as Jason walked, reflection in the drivers
window. Thats it, this is your car? Man, it looks like a
smashed coffee bean, are you sure its worth the cup?
Jason laughed as he gripped the handle, Get serious.
lovely Sherry into going. They all found a lift in his big fancy
shiny-chromed wheel convertible machine. He could have
driven the Cady but chosen the convertible Buick as he
carried nine cheerful passengers. Some sat higher at the
backseat. This beautiful splendid red automobile glided
gravel roads but navigated pavement like a vessel as wind
smoothly had blown to none. They slowed effortlessly, and
the tires brighten as they rolled off the white roads line,
rocks crumbled and resonated under fenders. Like a basketball on the dribble, the reverberations and resonances
in air chambers.
Jason drove with the music on frequency modulation

(F.M.) radio harmonized the air throughout the groove
roughly ended, although a chained program got along to
tangle another song. Norman had to ask, Hey, is there any
James Brown rhythm around this sky, on my planet he ruled
and played in all Jukebox? The Car turned to the left at a
first intersection. Come on you gotta like that, this bompawompa beat there, I, I cant get that music, it sounds like
puke, Norman said and panned the view to left, and then
the steering wheel turned back to the center.
Hey, leave it there, let this song play, it came out when
I turned sixteen man. And tried to dance to this rhythm
but no limbs moved as a result he imagined how well he
did, a few days ago. To him thats the way it felt, and even
more, like a few moments passed. He rediscovered a feel
of vivid thoughts, like a surrounding video in this memory.
There was no way and not a chance he drove alone to that
dance, cheers were merely necessary, a must. He talked
The spirited gang arrived in the smoky gravel parkway

as half of the people were missing to fill the club. Inside,
the jukebox had an extension speaker set, endlessly music
embellished the atmosphere to, Tutti Fruitti, this song collapsed everybody with furiousness. Some danced mellow,
integrity movements, some rushed rage to an outstanding
voice. In the club, dancing Sherry sighted her supposedly
boyfriend who entered with two bullies behind him. She
moved forward to the middle bully near the dance floor. He
grabbed her thin arms and talked loud as Norman overheard throughout the energetic song. He turned around
to Sherry, though she quaked of tremors, her hair moved
from shoulder to shoulder. She shook shakily. A fight had
rightfully set, introduced by the presumable hero who came
in that bullys face with a punch to the side. Norman had
punched the bully. He definitely let go the lovely Sherry as
he went down the glossy gray-white floor. His two companions stepped back to look at their leader sleeping on the
floor, knocked out. They picked him up and exited through
the opened doors. Norman turned to Sherry and saw
her beautiful eyes that never changed expression. They
danced through these songs of rhythm and slow dances as
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Its rap music, you got to like that, Jason said,

pressed scan.
Norman saw a hand, pushed a button at the dashboards
middle console. Rap, it sounds like ripping farts just better
than yours. The radio chirped down to the Beatles, Drive
My Car faded as Chuck Berry Maybelline sounds in. The
maroon vehicle changed the lane merging the freeway.
they got close. The bad trio knew what car the gentlemen
drove as they did a bloody scar paint job. One of Normans
friends barged in to separate them, Your dads new car
is damaged man, Skape said. Normans face changed
staring at his best friend.
Beats me man, cars look like womens shoes or soap

bars, large pavement everywhere, hey your radio looks like
a device in my comic book, hey wait a minute, its like Im
dreaming. Dime, what planet did you say?
Earth, we are on the same planet and this song is fifty
some years old, Jason said.
What year are you living in, I mean we, now?
This-is-two-thousand-fifth-teen.
Shouted, What!
Norman experienced a memory that took several

seconds, like he was there, as real as it gets. However,
interiorly back in the present sports car.
So in forty two you say, Jason said, found the character in the penny, adolescent for his age, as he would
be aged over seventy years old. They each had thoughts
as the song faded to another classical sweet little sixteen
from Chuck Berry.
Half of his face grimaced, Jasons arms abruptly turned

the steering wheel enough to tilt the car in a sheer, and
squeal of tires. His hand to the steering swung back to the
opposite way preventing the skid, slanted left, right. The
car replaced.
This song is a hit, Norman said. The radio station kept

playing demos.
Yes it must have been, it plays today.
Its going number one man and it just came out a few
days ago.
Its twenty thousand times that, Jason frowned goofily.
One of the best songs out there.
Yes a classic from the good old days.
A classic, nah this is my favorite song.
My father used to listen to Chuck way back then,
Jason smiled.
Ha-ha, you sound like a classic, antique and sure not a
relic ha-ha, Norman said with short guffaws.
Well, this song dates from a long time ago.
Na-ah, just a few days ago, it came out on my birthday,
Norman said with grumbled mockery.
No, I tell you its old, Jason said frustrated.
What planet is this?
What planet do you think it is?
Meanwhile, Norman balanced a few slopes and apologized saying, Oops sorry man.
Its okay I mean not okay just dont do it again, Jasons
eyes had stunning size.
I completely forgot Im a sci-fi guy but this is big.
What did you say?
I completely forgot Im a sci Norman said.
Yes thats okay, you said something about a dream,
Jason said.
Yeah, its like Im still in a dream.
What do you remember?
Hmm, for sure I didnt go to heaven, a dance then. I
cant think of it now, Norman said.
Jason widen eyes meanwhile a silence mastered the
buried car noises, hummed and bumps of the road heard
overwhelmed the music that ended the song.
Norman said, You know what? Go back to that tumble
Jack on his ass music that bompa-wompa thing please.
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No problem bompa-wompa, Jason said.

The penny saw a hand that reached the radio. A car
passed on the left side of the double lane road.
Chuck Berry converted to some hip-hop song.
Jason shifted a retro gear and hit down the gas pedal,
the engine growled air thoroughly. He had glisten teeth and
pinched his shades. He changed lanes to pass the car in
front, the one that just passed as he replace the transmission back and then let go the gas lever to a rest as
the motor revved down, calmed. He puts the black glossy
glasses over his nose.
Woo-hoo, dime that is good music, Im rattling with
this bass.
Groovy, Jason stated.
Gravy you say?
Grooves, the music has the grooves so we say groovy.
Graven carnival I feel like a round candy in a small box,
you know that collides with others, Norman said though
his sight blurred from beat to beat, cycled of the blasted
bass. Plunged out threw a vociferous and practically
hurtled down the lowest tone, down the bottom of the pit
quivered in vibrations. Supremely, the mere experience to
live with music.
Louder man, louder if it can, Norman said throughout guffaws.
Jason turned up the volume to a safe maximum as all
the effects Norman experienced previously increased radically and everything in the coins view thickened as trembling bass. In the pennys caption, the sound and sight
matched perfectly. When the bass stopped the coin fuzzed
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no more and with a normal view, the coin vibrated with the
bass notes.
The sports car exited the highway.
Chapter 8
The thrill deal
The sports car turned left into a car garage driveway where
a few parked cars lingered for sale. Norman noticed a logo
panel over the windshield window arriving at, Thrill Sales,
what so thrilling about this place?
Then Jason had his word, Its a garage like any other.
He braked and stopped at the first parking next to the
entrance office.
Meanwhile, enlarging the pin name plate with the engravings logo of, Garage man, on garage mans coat. Behind
his desk on his chair, garage man eyed through the window
followed the sports car from the entrances flat curb.
Jasons car suspension crouched, door slammed, heard
indoors and garage mans ear perked up. Perfect, garage
man said with sharp echoes. The glass door pushed to
open then a bell rang and Jason peered.
Welcome to Thrill Sales, how may I help you, garage
man said?
Hi yes, I would like to sell my car, Jason said.
Is it here?
Yes parked there at the door, Jason said and flexed
his forearm then pointed behind.
Weirdly, garage man held a smile then looked out the
door, back to Jason a several times quickly.
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Perfect, lets have a look, garage man said, and finished his words as he got up, placed his jacket with a hit
of flat thumbs in opened hand under each armpit. Looked
at Jason and stepped largely passing in front, another step
and he reached the door. Jason and his acolyte around his
neck turned jointly, they had watched that businessperson
who passed by and found the door before them in two large
steps. Im garage man and what is your name?
Jason, please to meet you?
Garage man, call me garage man.
Thats it, thats all youre giving me, Jason said as his
eyes widened?
Garage man glanced here and there at the paint and

checked from place to place, inspected the car. Jason
walked out and observed the evaluation personnel at work.
He quickly glanced under the car as his smile showed
across. This garage stayed open until eight oclock, near
sunset. He lifted the car and peeked under. Perfect, lets
see the engine, garage man said, and kept eyes to Jason
while he walked with long strides at the cars front. Jason
at the drivers door opened to pull the hood release lever
then popped it open. Already in the front garage mans
hand clenched the latch and lifted the crackly noisy hood.
His eyes followed the owner that came out of the car and
pushed shut the screechy and noisy door, the metal hinges
trembled in garage mans hand. Jason, painless and careless, this admirable carrying box had no grease gunk to
the moving parts.
Three and a half grand, garage man said firmly.
Im thrilled man, Norman said who modulated
his voice.
Jason outrageously frowned as the information heard
from the odd person who stood there and made his winners dream vanish. He gulped to mutiny plus revolt.
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Hey, what are you doing man, Norman said?

The view zoomed to garage mans mouth, without a
deep breath spoke quickly. The car next to me is a twothousand three Car Z27 mildly rusted and nice from a
lacquer applied three years ago. Although the doors and
hood hinges grind open, therefore this car eventually had
poor care enough to question the engine and transmission
since they are original and that includes corroded wheels
from brake dust, held humidity to therefore the owner lived
near the ocean where the sea mist increases the aging
process. Not mentioning set of tires as they remain worn,
garage man said and didnt gasped for air.
Through agony, Jason felt this reality demolished from
his expectations, but kept up his positive side. Look at
the windows how nice they are, Ive put a new mp3 system
that takes old CD and DVDs, and you cant say this is a
bad paint, it needs a bit of wax I guess, Jason said.
Norman briefly said, Look, the mans an ace, you cant
beat him, were gonna have money lots of money.
Garage man lifted an eyebrow, My ear tells me of a
loose chassis rather sounding hollow from shutting the
vehicles door and absorbs restitutions rippled street conditions. When you arrived in the parking, the suspension
crouched noticeably enough, a sudden brake when stopping. Parts get affected while stress builds to loosen,
garage man said.
It loosens them, Jason said?
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Slackened relax reduce decrease reduction discounts,

garage man said.
Aright alright I get it, Jason said.
Perfect, garage man said.
Jason could not believe the happening as his eyes

enlarged facing down to this thrilled seller. The exhaust
air bypassed to resound contained through garage mans
body, tumult to muffle a couple seconds then changed to
this engulfed vast ripple of gas. Interrupted several times
as Jason frowned but no one thought of sewers.
Meanwhile Norman said, Just throw me in his mouth

that would teach him a good lesson.
This cheaper version model lacks insulation differently
and ideally from the manufacturer, which usually was the
idea for a better drive. You sir should at least appreciate
my offer since I didnt talk about mileage, quality of gas to
ruin the overhaul and injectors to neither have your leaking
engine start. Do you want me to take an exhaust sample,
its free in case you think your engine can bring more
value? Raised an eyebrow.
Sure, go ahead things can get worse from here,
Jason said.
Perfect, I will demonstrate young gentlemen start the
engine mister would you please, garage man said and
walked to the rear, turned squarely ninety degrees. Jason
pressed the button start on his car key remote, also walked
on the other side as he passed by the drivers window.
The engine started as they both stood at the rear. Garage
man did not show any facial expression whats so ever as
Jason saw him go down on his knees, and his mouth to
the exhaust pipe. Like garage man had sounds in him.
Then noises, a cabinet railing from a drawer heard, then a
fridges door closed.
Whats he doing there, its like hes got a garage in
him, Norman said?
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He can do that test, my dad pondered of a machine

like that, Norman said and guffawed. This air test made
Jason scowled and held a mouth of grimace, disgust.
Clearly, struggled to have none, for the mouth kept
connected to the pipe, pompously. The blare whacked
flatulently and uttered out the rear sellers end. His jacket
enlarged, slightly stressed tensioned buttons as a few
popped. Jason wondered if this had an end to this rushing
bombast, and how much time he needs to puff polluted air
down on his knees with opened hands on the pavement
without a struggle. Like an extra trade or a bio mechanic
greenish test.
Norman slanged out, Dime man, is that gonna wreak?
Some whirring converter uproars.
Garage man stood and looked at Jason straight in the
face seriously. A slim stain mustache on his lips. Cabinet
rails noises and fridge door shut, mechanic drill, impact
sound and ratchet.
Soon an analyst result was about to hopefully report.
Jason gasped through a smelly breath. Blinked strongly.
While garage man deflated from the mouth like a hair
blower, he reached at his back pocket and gave him the
results but toilet paper he clanged. Perfect, sorry wrong
pocket, garage man said, and then turned to look the other
side, a journal on the left, a plunger then a list. Perfect
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the calculator must of jammed, hold a minute please. He

pulled a lengthy weary paper from his back pocket. His arm
crumbled the banner full of numbers. Hold on Ill get to
the results, garage man said. He looked at the strip of
fifteen feet and he slapped the little machine on the side.
Perfect, got it, no thats not the actual date. Scrolling
the list, Ill tell you what my taste buds are stimulating,
garage man said.
Oil, you have to replace overhauls tsk tsk tsk, garage
man said. The noises sharply came out of his mouth, he
guessed while he looked up. The engine carbonates, it
needs to replace spark plugs. This car would need a
new engine according to the law, garage man said then
coughed a breath of mixed gas pollution in Jasons face.
These last words said, struck truth in the clients mind.
Meanwhile, Yirck, he does that too, Norman talked

oily disgust.
The penny exclaimed, I told you the mans an ace,

Norman said deliriously pronounced. Within this deal
Norman knew to keep quiet and not to say a word, his dad
was the best car dealer in the city.
Jason realized to no chance, this sellers price bargain
impossible. Perhaps he would have given fewer dollars
up but some blabbed, Deal, we have a deal, its a deal,
Jason said persuaded, astronomically, I seen enough, and
smelled to, he thought.
Garage man stared at the upset alike person then
spoke. I could taste the oils then give you a full brief
report of your car, garage man said and lifted an eyebrow,
lightly tilted his head back, and held his hand on his
belt. Perhaps you wont get the results today because
of my printer. Garage mans eyes blinked for the first
time snapping.
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Its okay, okay Im happy you see-e, Jason said while

sarcastically smiled.
Perfect then lets deal the money.
Look at that fellow on the go, Norman said.
After the optimistic deal, Jason walked out the opened

office and waited for the cab in the driveway with an envelope in hand and filled of money, inserted his pocket. I
felt like this when I got out the casino that last time, and
now I
Dime we had a good deal, Norman said.
You swear a lot, Jason said and walking away from
the garage.
Hey, why you chewed on the garage mans price, he
offered a lot for your flatten dull brown shoe, Norman said?
Its listed more than two times that price, I was hoping
at lease over five.
Five grand? Five grand, thats a deluxe mastodon trip
to the Vegas automobile.
Oh, Jason rolled his eyes and stopped walking.
What, did you forget something?
No, its the inflation, back in your time to this year the
dollars value multiplied many times like over fifteen times,
Im not too sure, Jason said.
Price adjustments.
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Chapter 9
The taxi driver
Now and through, Jason had surely doubted possibilities, yet not a great positive idea lit in his mind, a hand in
front of his mouth, What if I lose all?
Nah, Ill make the luck you never had, Norman said.
Down in the dumps, his emotions butted as his sold
car subdued to another acknowledgment of his feelings.
But its not much, Jason said and watched the advertisements on the seats headrest. A screen showed a trip to
the Bahamas. Jason took a deep breath, sigh.
The cabdriver pulled in the large dark gloomy paved driveway of, Thrill Sale. The taxi car braked solidly to a sudden
stop. Few cars in the parking reflected from the cabs head
lights. The painted yellow car with black and white checkered strips freshly done. Certain had edges not on the
yellow bodys lustered surface. Some hasty work had to
be on time, Jason thought.
The door opened and Jason entered himself tempestuously. His hand grasped his shirt at chest level and his
elbow pointed down to the seat then pulled. Like someone
grasped him by the collar and shoved him in the back seat,
once sat he bounced and his fist let go. Replaced his shirt
and shut the door.
The taxi rode then turned around the entry. Thrill sale,
they should add to this panel, you never get your moneys
worth, Jason thought and expected a lot more. You
should answer the driver, Norman said.
The driver asked a second time, Where to mister, Khile
Argentae said, he wore a beret hat, bulky with a belly and a
rough voice, and seemed tall.
The casino, Jason said, the gone astray man who
gazed unhappily, a deal similar to the total lost in the gambling house, stroked some chords in an off key.
Garage man saw the yellow car leave the parking.
Robotic blitz noises and a degassed carbon monoxide on
the chair.
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The taxi driver heard Jason spoke, Sorry sir, I didnt

understand, Khile said and lowered the volume of
his radio.
Oh, nothing, I was talking to myself, Jason said. The
taxi chauffeur switched hands on the steering as his left
arm touched the door on the elbow rest, his fore arm and
hand lain on the armrest metal part. Ground connected.
Yeah man you could win a lot because of me, you can
stand a chance, Norman said.
The taxi driver heard part of Normans speaking, What
did you say sir?
Jasons eyes widened and glimpsed left and right,
Nothing, I was talking to myself?
Another voice, Khile thought, squinted at the mirror a
few times. What just happen?
While Norman spoke, In a comic book I had a story of a
gambler that won in a casino gambling the roulette.
Meanwhile the driver had looked at Jasons face in the
rear-view mirror but his mouth did not move, glanced over
that reflection, his eyes viewed the road then the mirror
alternatively, simultaneously and several times. The voice
spoke in the taxi drivers head, not behind and to the right
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similar to what appeared in the mirror, the volume transferred low.

This is no comic book, Jason said quietly, though faced
the tinted window and gazed over the right lane, fields,
houses and fences with his hand over his mouth, silently.
Hey man, why are you whispering, Norman said?
Khile had lifted his arm to pull down the blinker, he got
ready to turn.
But if you win Jason, youll play even more at
the casino.
Were going to the casino, Jason said within
hidden whispers.
You whisper, Norman said.
I whisper, Jason said.
The penny viewed the driver that turned the wheel and
said, Well play the roulette for sure, and well win something I promise.
different voices sourced. However, the voice resounded like

a radio in his head. As he looked in the rear-view mirror,
the passenger in the backseat with his hand covering his
mouth and talked like a normal client. The second voice
directly audible and from a different scope, oddly spoken to
the center and in the head, not to the right hand side from
Jasons appearance in the mirror. Khiles eyes altered, then
glared at the road as he noted the instance.
Khile replaced his arm on the doors console.

In whispers, Nope, Im not playing that swirl in circle
game and hope for the ball to fall for the color Ive bet,
Jason said with his hand covering his mouth.
Why not, its a good game, Norman said and overestimated his fluke?
My last bet was on the roulette and I lost, Jason
said with murmurs and glanced at the cab timer counter,
There in a couple hundred cents, he thought seeing the
taxi meter. He gazed out the window after he glanced at
the drivers rear-view mirror. Bright and well lit commerces,
some restaurants, cars parked on the street side, etc...
Buildings on each side had viewed the coin, Urban

infrastructures ha-ha, they changed, they appeared blockier than in my time, well feels like it was just yesterday,
Norman said. Peoples clothes quarreled from the wind
gusts, walked on sidewalks, wiggled like flags. Bicycle followed the traffic and some flew by passing. A city bus had
stopped to pick up apparent windblown passengers. Their
clothes battled like the windy grass. The penny had a great
time as he compared the cars, clothes of the folks, houses
and entries, the roads pavement. He compared with what
he known in his time. It was just a few days ago, incredible, the penny thought. The largest and wonderful pavement covered the ground evenly which he had never seen.
Jason thought of his luck, how easy it hit him down
fortune less. A job, a weekly pay he needed to compensate this way of life. This could not go on, his head turned
and glimpsed to the rear view mirror and passed a stare
through the window. Gas stations, few old cars, folks
walked everywhere, bikes, and a huge store, grand parking
for customers, passed through the view.
Khile the cabdriver had suspicions on what he witnessed. He felt confused, hump thoughts, and a bump on
the road passed. How unlikely one man could have two
After all, the penny roundly shaped and formed to a

coin, although confidence he always had inside, he never
felt tiredness in his few senses. Source of energy to outwit
any watch, car or truck battery. He had consciousness
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since the first minutes couch talk with grimaced Jason,

also merely nothing barely bored him at the moment.
The unique coin of all the worthy golden treasures to the
ground-breaking intelligence of this economic raged era.
The well-kept secret of any magician known to this world
as the most wanted gambling tool, he felt. The keyed up
coin of the most avid being. The one and only, Norman.
So, are we almost there yet, Norman said?
Chapter 10
Her Date
The driver instinctively replied, There in a short minute

sir, Khile said though realized as a reflex he answered to
the other voice rather than the passenger in the backseat.
Jason realized he had not spoken but the driver answered.
Jasons hand went back to his mouth and whispered,
Quiet, be quiet I think he hears you.
The coin misbelieved and sang, The road is beautiful,
and everybody knows how the sun shows, its not just a
prose, but I fell on my nose, and broken my rose, for this
girl always morose.
Meanwhile, Jasons hands reached behind his neck, the
silver chains hook open clip and removed the necklace.
He shoved the coin in his torso pocket.
The casino showed the smallest appearance in the
windshield as Jason and Khile noticed. On each side of
the terrain the grass had more caring, obviously for the
allured gambling house. A large panel advertised as they
entered the casinos zone. Parking ahead, three thousand
feet remained.
During this ride, each time Jason leaned on the arm rest
and Khile too, the connection let heard the pennys voice.
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At mid supper, Diane and Mr. Cegrassymoss which is her

date, had nothing to say and both of their mouths were far
from empty. The wine wasnt on the table humbly, nevertheless time had come. They sat on fancy shrilled whistle
chairs, a glass table with candles. They looked all over. In
Dianes plate there was three oysters, potatoes and vegetables. He had agreed to the same plate order as Diane.
Music played through melodies like violins, a soft classical environment filled the listeners, with an accordion.
Portraits in paintings pinned on parapets of this pleasant
partaking place.
Viewed from the ceiling, held by two hands with white
gloves, a bottle of table wine appeared as the carpet of
the floor scrolled to find the couple that sat at their romantic spot, arriving at the table. Heres for the wine, the
waiter said and had deposited two glasses then opened a
red wine bottle. He tilted the wine bottle to brook in a few
ounces poured in the wineglasses and moved towards the
kitchen bar. They thanked him. They glanced at each other
a few seconds. Eyes like marshmallows, about to urge on
fire from the heat. They kept the flames for a brief moment
and then turned away exaggeratedly. They were victims of a
wall of truth as arrogant bonfires passionately kick started
their emotions.
Im so hungry, Diane said.
Your right, I agree with your statement, her date
replied judiciously.
Diane went to get a hold of her wineglass as she swirled
the red wine in the glass reflecting lights from the luster
above their table.
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Someday it was, her date said.

After a sip, We had this storm crossing the bridge,
Diane said.
All-day sunny and a passing overcast, strange weather,
her date said.
A lightning blinded me under drizzles of rain, it struck
real close, Diane said.
still, then he looked down at the live sea creature stuck

hanging to his slacks, and faced the waiter. Diane saw the
lobster gripped on her dates pants in the middle of the
zipper, over the table.
Meanwhile, Humph, the waiter expressed arrogance,
turned to head back to the cuisine. While the waiter
stepped the opposite way to return to the kitchen. The
waiter froze as the lobster swung, clamped on the waiters
hand, pinched the other claw did. The waiter froze his step,
and the lobsters claws straighten to each side. Diane
realized this was problematic. Her date saw the platter
tilting his way as the caviar pudding overflowed the edges
of the dish. The waiters face expressed pain as he took
back his step, and then turned below to see the lobster
clamped. Leveling the platter over his head, Ouch, the
waiter said. Diane saw the lobster joined the two men faceto-face, pants and fingers each clawed and stretched out
near straight, like a tensioned rope. The lobster held the
two ends.
The waiter pulled. Her date looked at Diane as his pants
coned pointy in the lobsters vice. Her date looked at the
lobster. Her date stepped towards the waiter. The waiter
stepped back. Her date took back his step. The waiter still
stuck raised his arm. Perhaps a dance or maybe a tango,
Diane thought.
The lobster slanted attached. Persisted, still in pain
the waiter lifted his arm with fingers stuck in the claw. Her
dates pants coned higher. They moved. Diane wished to
help but there was no easy way out of these pliers. The
lobster wasnt red like the usual, perhaps uncooked as
forgotten. The antennae of the lobster moved visibly, its
alive. Diane hid her laughs. The waiter approached his
platter under the lobster, as both of his hands occupied
and tortured. One held a platter with dishes and the other
Ideally, a toast tempted her date who emerged a thought

but decided not, for the kindness, or idealistic event. He
glanced at his wineglass, although changed his mind.
Undecidedly and hesitantly. I would like to make a toast to
this incontestable strange day, her date said. They clinked
wineglasses in the Tchin-Tchin cheers. They sipped few
ounces. He grasped the bottle and brooked the wine in her
glass while she held it up, and his too instantly after hers.
He firmly gripped that bottle. A few drops of wine spilled,
he placed the bottle on it, hiding the possible stain. The
classical tune changed. I like my dish, he said.
But same wise, Some spices they found to flourish
them, Diane said.
He pinched an oyster in his plate for a taste and brought
near his mouth, he ogled Dianes eyes blooming his heart.
Meanwhile the waiter passed. Her date squeezed the
oyster a little too much as his thumb and index added more
grip to the pinch but slipped vigorously. Drops spattered
in air with the shell landing over the waiters white shirt.
Diane widen eyes and saw the waiter with an eye shut,
and wiped his face. Perhaps done from a few drops that
flew up, she thought. The shell bounced off the waiter,
and then fell on the floor.
While wiping his face, the waiter slanted his platter then
the lobster slipped and fell on her dates lap. Still alive, the
large crustacean claw closed as her date stood, standing
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hand had fingers between the lobsters vice. People curiously looked.
The lobster let the pants go, her date once unclamped
from the lobsters claw stepped away from the waiter. With
the platter above his head, turned but the lobster pinched
next table cloths corner, clearing clean as the waiter
pulled. Yet the waiter didnt finish his critic, crouched. Laid
the lobster in the platter with plates. For a moment he
seemed like playing in food. His arm moved up and down
simultaneously, fingers stuck and didnt let go. Her date
stepped back closer to his chair and looked down at the
lobster bouncing on and on. The waiters hand in the vice
slapped continually in his platter as the lobster kept a grip
on the fingers. Diane gazed at the lobster. She glanced at
her date who did not move but watched the waiter.
The other claw of the lobster gripped the food in the
plate and catapulted upwards to the waiters face. Like the
lobster had a food fight with the waiter. He closed his eyes
once in a while and struggled down the furious sad mixed
meal. The waiter put on safety glasses. The omelette flew
close to his nose. In the next plate on the platter, chicken
wings bounced off the waiters forehead.
Some people stood up to see the food fight of the
lobster versus the waiter. The waiters hand upper and
down up and down while the lobster bounced in the platter
and gripped some foodstuff with his other claw, and
threw pieces of noodles too, like a scrambling wheel in
dirt, perhaps a motocross. Fountain of food. Last a large
cabbage piece.
The platter onto the carpeted floor as the foot of the
waiter crushed the crustaceous abdomen, then set
the finger free. The waiter stood with the platter, as he
regained his honor stance with crooked goggles. Wiped his
face from this cluttered food fight. People clapped while he
smeared his face with a cloth. The waiter lifted the platter
higher and returned seriously towards the kitchen. He kept
his pride high and greeted the people that applauded his
battle while walking. His head and his body slightly bowed
to the people on the left and then the right.
Diane stopped applauding, So, that smooths the atmosphere doesnt it, she said to her date sitting?
Definitely, I wonder if that waiter is okay, her date said
and gulped his wine.
Only look out the next oyster, kidding, Diane said.
I better empty those oysters in my dish, her date said.
A voice heard from next table, You better, if you dont
want to lose your head, an old bad-tempered man said
who faced her date with a large piece of cabbage on his
head like a helmet. Kidding yaw lousy oyster eater, the
old man said and laughed, gasps then choked.
Jason pulled out the necklace from his pocket which had
Norman the penny, they entered the Casino as the glass
door closed behind. Clipped the necklace on the side of
his neck. Orange car in the lobby behind. Sorry about that
but I was sure the cabdriver could hear you speaking,
Jason said.
Whoa, would you take a look at all that, Im in paradise or what, yahoo for sure Im puberty less, but what are
they, Norman said capturing slot machines?
Theyre slump games, nothing to be amazed, oh thats
right youre from the past and this is new stuff, Jason said.
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Inside the townhouse Diane sighted Justin and Nemni

asleep on the couch.
Chapter 11
Normans idea
Then the chain set and dropped on Jasons shirt.

An upset woman passed by and walked to the doors
behind from them video slot machines insight adjoining
the entrance.
Hey-hey-wow, I cant believe my eye, Norman said and
amazed by the view, though felt lucky already. They moved
forward and air freshened as conditioned. Jason turned as
he walked nearer machines.
If I had a face I would show a grin, everyone would
see me, plus I would smile until my teeth dry. Not a single
microbe would survive my desert grin, Norman said as he
saw the video slot machine screens, Are you smiling up
there, all I can see is a chin?
Jason smirked, Yes, yes.
Norman saw a cheek formed, How about the
other half?
There, are you happy now, Jason said?
Smile man I have nothing to show them beautiful
ahem, Norman said, cheered his status, trapped in
the penny.
Yes games, I guess youre right, Jason said and
showed a little grin.
Excuse me, what did you say, a woman said?
Nothing dear woman Im talking to myself, it happens,
Jason said. The woman turned and walked away towards
the lobby with the orange car.
It was hard holding a steady toothy grin and an up mood
as he kept the casino spirit aside. Im back at the same
place where I lost every penny but that last one down my
neck. Persuadably who convinces me to keep the good
work on this free dive, soon Ill be in debt, Jason thought.
What game should we try, Jason said?
Ha-ha, you got me on that one, I imagined the roulette
but with the attractive screens so colorful. Its gettin to
me and I change my mind right away, look at them wow,

Norman said and felt comparable to a lid that would
cover any pot or container. Never in his life had he felt
that way. They were only games, square video appliances.
The presence of the machines caught Normans sight like
sexy women he had seen in some vintage magazine. The
intensity impressively pulled graphics to the wild. Jason,
that one, just go to that one, Norman said and modulated
his voice.
There are slot machines down that row too, Jason said.
Just pick any one, their all pretty.
The one on the left, Jason said while he stopped?
No, on second thought go to the one beside.
That one there, Jason said?
No, maybe the other one on the other side.
Make up your mind.
Quit pointing its embarrassing.
Yes tell me which one.
Id have anyone, okay I got it, that one.
Which one?
The one Im looking at.
Well where are you looking at, Jason said ridiculously?
I dont know, its like more than trophies that all look
the same just not in bikini, what am I saying, you pick her?
Scoff, Enough, Im moving in, bikini ahem, Jason said
while an old man few machines away looked at him arriving.
Yeah man, just go to it, Norman said.
Drinks and refreshments passed down the alley. Jason
stood in front of the machine and asked before playing,
Are you sure thats the one?
Yeah man, that has to be the one, Norman said arriving closer to the screen.
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Jasons interest hung elsewhere drastically and had

played that game in previous times. He lost his grin to a
regular smile. We could go beside, I lost to that one.
Okay man, you know them more than me, Norman said.
Jason moved to a machine, Here, same game.
Do they talk, hi my name is Norman whats yours,
Norman said?
I dont think youll get an answer, Jason said. The old
man who sat next to him turned and peeked behind, wondered if he came alone or with someone, and who did he
talked to?
The coin had a little moment of shyness. So, are you
gonna spin that or stare at it all-day man, I cant wait to get
it spinning wild, yeah?
Hold on, Ive got to set the machine if I dont want to
lose all at once, Jason said while he touched and tapped
the screen.
Be careful, you might hurt it, Norman began to feel
defensive for no reason.
Excuse me sir, an attendee said. Jason turned to the
worker, he held a green casino card. Heres a free card
with ten bucks for a lucky player, the attendee said.
Thanks, Jason said as he glanced and clang the card.
Have a good game sir, the attendee said then left.
I guess its a card for you my friend, Jason said.
The old man said, Huh, it happened to me when I didnt
have enough sleep. I talked to the machines like my best
friend, he nodded, I almost had feelings for it, until my
wallet thinned to then have no money and I had no more
bets. But I came back, on next pay, the old man said
curving a smile then left.
Take care, Jason said to the old man, I guess hell be
back next pay.
After a few spins, Bet-bet-bet, you have to win-win-win,

Norman said.
Jason laughed sarcastically, If I listen to you Ill be
getting out of here, and in no time.
Come on, just try it once at the highest bet.
Yes okay, Ill try it once because you believe in, your
luck, Jason said without overextended generosity, slapped
the bets.
A hand tapped the window and adjusted the most profitable win or Payless, win or lose.
Be nice to her, easy on the glass man, Norman said
then the screen prompted to the extreme settings available at that game. Jason hit spin then skimmed skeptically
the screen. Like this is the real deal, were about to win
lots today, Jason said a heavy sarcastic way.
The view zoomed in to the screen with all colors, filled
five columns as they moved downwards. Soon the last
column suddenly stopped sequenced from the first column.
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Later the coin convinced his host for the highest bet
possible through and always. However, he nearly spent
half of the cars money. Drastically, that didnt even thrilled
Jason at all. A break he needed. Meanwhile he thought of
all this foolish dumbness before it worsen to dim the cash
out the trash.
During he played, he had flopped the ten buck green
casino card but timely dropped down along the machine
side. While the columns still spun, the necklace touched
the machines metal. Some unusual sound as he pinches
the plastic casino card and straightens up. Stared at the
gibberish screen. He didnt understand what displayed on
the window until he got a good look. Well, that is two fifty,
Jason said.
Ah-ha, I knew this could be your day, Norman said

with gladness as they had won. He inserted the green
card collecting credits. Im going to the restaurant are
you coming?
Ha-ha funny, no Ill stay, we must continue, Norman
said hypnotically. Hey, hey play. While Jason walked along
the row of games as he sighted the place then turned to
face a restaurant sign panel. He heard, Sniff, and sniff.
Norman?
What man, Norman said?
You have no nose.
Yeah thats right, I dont, this is sniff, happening thats
all I can say, Sniff, Norman said sobbing. The coin didnt
know or for what reason this emotion bared over him.
He felt sad, like the loss of something, perhaps a close
friend as of loneliness. He thought in his mind plain lonely,
depressed and blue, or a rejection of such. How public
school wasnt fair as many excluded him for how wealthy
he was.
Jason frowned, tried to make sense of this and asked,
What are you sad about?
I dont know, I just feel hodgepodge, Norman said
through and the sniffles stopped after another sniff.
You what, Jason said?
Mishmash, mixture or pastiche yeah a batter,
Norman said.
I see thats a pot problem.
Where are my comic books, I had one of a TV crying,
a radio howled, everything sounded like their hearts were
unhappy. I listened while in the house, and my moms kitchenware hummed low then back to normal many times, it
somehow noised out sad, and the vacuum struggled too,
Norman said.
Meanwhile Jason didnt know what to say to this weeping

coin. It was illogical that an object could cry absurdly or
have feelings. The circumstance oddly thought, it was
most unlikely.
Cool it, books, books, it was a story Norman, they are
imaginary, Jason said.
Man, we must return, if I could walk Id go back to that
honey piece of credits with the colorful window.
There simply stupid electronics.
I love stupid electronics, Norman said.
Alright, were going right back after this, Jason said as
they entered the restaurant.
You didnt turn around Jason.
Well, let me get something first. He approached the
lady at the cash counter, I have to get something to drink.
Walking forth, Hi there how may I help you sir? She
had wide open eyes, a hat around her hair, also looked
down at his necklace a few times.
Yes, I would like a large coffee.
Is there something else youd like? She looked down
at Norman.
Him take him Im not your man I like machines today,
what am I saying there, Norman said?
Thats it, a coffee, Jason said. She faced the burners
carafe, poured a cup.
Jasons hand straight opened and hid his mouth saying,
Would you shut up please, he whispered with his hand
over mouth.
The lady had a fine ear and said, Is that a lucky charm
on your necklace?
His hand lowered his lips and spoke, Yes, it is, I thought
Id be luckier, Jason said.
Is it working, she said, deposited the cup on
the counter?
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Well, sort of, I think, I hope, Jason said.

Yeah, yes say yes, Norman said with a continuous
long snort. But Jason was the only one hearing that snorting penny.
Yes, last it worked, but a mind of its own, luck happened there, perhaps at the last moment, Jason said.
Norman perceived a blush from the ladys face. And the
snort continued.
Its five ninety nine, she said.
Yes, well I dont have change, I have to use the debit
card, Jason said.
Hold on, thats not a problem, here, she said and gave
the remote. Used his credit card, pressed account checking,
then hit okay. Jason saw an extra button named, Donation,
the device displayed as he pressed the remote that gave a
penny to round six dollar. Picked up his coffee.
Good luck out there, oh the sugar and cream are over
there, she pointed over the counter.
The continuous snort from Norman stopped. Also, he
viewed partially the row of games. In the living blood, it
would have compared and called a chemistry thing.
However, Normans great desperations, or sadnesss disordered, he felt like he needed the machines. Jason heard a
continuous sniff.
Well thanks, Im sure going to need it, Jason said
though has seen a smile from the young woman, and the
intermittent sniff stopped.
Hey man, bring the remote and the cash register theyre
so sweet looking, what am I saying there, Norman said?
He had emptied a ripped sugar pack, and stirred the
cup, he turned around, walking out of the restaurant.
Instantaneously, the coin admired the machines insight.
Ooo-yeah here I am remember me ha-ha oh-yeah, Norman
said from the saddest to the happiest without a doubt.
Dont you think shes a bit young, Jason said as he

walked down the alley toward the same row of games and
noted the pennys mood.
Age dont matter, if she loves you, shell stay no matter
what, Norman said as they got closer to the slot machines.
The coin had lost interest in this subject. He felt like reality
turned as a warm welcome. The important attraction
greatly balanced insight of the machines. Nothing but this
presence advised the eminence, beautiful electronics.
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Chapter 12
What a Friend
Jason sipped his drink while he neared the game, found
a place to put his cup on a black shelf-like machine side.
Cmon cmon cmon, lets game on yeah, cheered the
coin as he sighted the screen. Jason pulled the bench and
sat in reach of the buttons. Inserted the casinos credit
card in the machines card reader. The games setting
at a fair bet. Imprudently, it wasnt enough for Norman,
the extremist. He would of bet on the highest bid as he
worked persuasions.
Come on Jason you gotta bet.
Its spinning, you see, and I have every line selected.
Bet higher, youll win some more.
Yes, and dive faster, Jason said.
Just try a few turns then set it back.
Ive already tried that and many times.
Youve got to bet and bet just bet through bets and bet
all you can, Norman sang.
Alright, a couple and that is it.
Youve gotta yeah, here, yeah uh-huh thats it,
Norman said.
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A couple more than a couple right.

This window is awesome, Norman said and had
thrilled remarks.
Behind Jason, a coordinated group of twenty folks of
all ages had entered as tourists and the guide explained
instructions in which direction to go in the casino. First
they visited the decorated machines, and then they moved
towards players that sat at their machines in the row.
Jason peaked at the group approaching.
This is no use Norman, we happened to hit a lucky turn
for that two fifty win.
I can feel it, were gonna win big yeah man, Norman
said, modulated his voice.
Ill lower bets this is too much, Jason said.
Wait. Just a little more, look man its happening.
As the group got closer to the first row of machines
where Jason sat, they watched him and his distant neighbors. He turned to see behind him. Hey, what are you
doing again, the coin ask?
Relax Im simply looking back there, youre really into
that casino stuff, Jason said. Then his eyes returned on
the display as preoccupied of worries to lose wearily.
Norman called, I can feel it, I can smell it oh thats right
I have no nose but I know were gonna win, spiritedly. The
game gave free spins, Free spins yeah free spins shes
set on free spins and Im on a free fall, ooh.
He reached down to get his cup narrowly between
machines. The necklace dragged on the machines chromed
metal. Meanwhile Norman slurped luscious dry licks but
sounded juicy and slyly heard Jason, then Norman talked
about the day, Its a lovely day out and the sun shines
on me, may my dear ooh-mwah mwah, Norman said as
his emotions pulled novelties to those words outrageously
with vicious softness. The game spun to stop at five items
matched identically. A bell rang for a longer moment and

Jasons machine distinguished from lights above. He
straightens, gazed at the screen. He reads, Jackpot, in
the window, a display glistened and glowed. Jason kept a
gawk at the screen to know how much he had won.
I told yaw man, I felt it ha-ha yeah, Norman said like
he picked the right moment to word it in. Jason couldnt
believe this was the definite realism. The eventual winner
of the entrance. Plus, almost everyone saw his success.
It was just a matter of time, Norman laughed to guffaws,
Hah-ha, now you see and you believe me.
I, I have near the double of my cars worth, Jason said
that largely grinned in the gambling house, How could this
be, he said and laughed? People behind applauded at his
win. The top lights flashed, a happy moment. Jason widen
eyes turning slowly behind and saw the folks clapping.
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As a worker, an attendee on his way in strides across

the passage beside the bars and restaurants. His steps
were legitimately long as he sighted the winning machine
and the chair with the winner who sat content with a grin.
His task was to make sure of the games health as a
checkup and to see if everything normalized, he eyed and
keys jingled walking.
With five gees like that you could get something big out
of the roulette, Norman said.
Yes whatever, Ill lose all, Jason said discretely.
You have to try, just bet anywhere, its so easy.
Okay buddy, you cant tell when red or black will come
next, Jason said.
You can bet all on one number and win a-bigger,
Norman said.
Now listen, there are so many numbers and it is easy

enough to lose with two colors.
But I can feel that were gonna win big.
We cant be that lucky, Jason said.
Hi sir, an attendee said at arrival, he inserted his key
to the machine side.
Hi there, Jason greeted. Is there something wrong
with the game, Norman asked?
Jason slightly rolled eyes and nodded a couple times
then asked the attendee, Did I break something?
Yes you didnt, its a routine check, youve won the
Jackpot, Im verifying that youre in front of a none defective
stratagem telling a lie, but you won, everything is normal,
the attendee said. He closed the side, then turned keys.
You can keep your green casino card or use this golden
one. He showed the card held in his hand.
Its okay, said Jason, Ill keep using this green card.
Most winners take that card because of a free meal at
any restaurant in the casino.
Yes, well I mean Ill take it. Jason reached and clang
the golden card from the worker, Here you go sir, the
attendee said.
Great, Jason said.
Have a good play, the attendee said.
Same to you, Jason said.
Norman had roulette in his thoughts, the only way to win
big. I dont know what he is afraid of, it is so easy to win
at this game. Im the lucky one after all.
smoke, cigars and cigarettes even pipes, odors beside the

moistened molded mold. A roulette table remained in the
middle of the room. Fun time for everybody. They had let
little Norman play and he placed his bet on any number, randomly. At his height, everything was clear, but smoke over
his head as he held his mothers hand. Only his bet targeted
the luck. They had asked him numbers to be as lucky as
him but it was impossible to acquirer equivalence of his bet.
The win had to be from his hand. He had gazed at the table
numbers, forward his hand to the right spot and placed his
bet. He had won all the time. Once, a player added his chips
on Norman square of a number, thought hed get the same
luck. It couldnt be that way. Only little Norman could have
had mastered a grateful bet for a win. Sometimes people
noticed the ball had magnetized to that numbered box on
the spun roulette. Some had believed his uncle tricked
the roulette. It happened uniquely when the boy played.
Everything was normal when little Norm absented. Later
they had banned him to play during their parties. He only
could play when his uncle had time. That was barely never.
Norman remembered at his uncles house. In the cellar

they had gambled all-night. The room filled halfway from the
ceiling with smoke over Normans head. Everyone had their
drinks, babes perfumes distinguished nearby. At lease the
cellar had different odors, aromas and scents, stuff to repel
Norman merged reality to the slot screen, he saw a

golden card pinched and pulled out the machine. Now
were going roulette right?
Im getting the hell out, Jason said, stood, turned
then walked towards the doors, the exit and entrance.
Instantaneously leaving sight of machines, Norman miserably sorrowed, his heart sad, Sniffed, continuously.
Maybe you have coin allergies or something?
Querulous, No, yes, I dont know man.
Can you stop Norman?
I cant help it, its like glued in my feelings.
No, this cant be coin flu, that wont work on me, Im
leaving while I still can move on with my life. Oh, my coffee,
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my money too, Jason said walking and then turned around

as he faced the winners game for his drink down the left
machine side. He walked to get his cup and heard Norman
who got better suddenly. Childishly, like he frolicked around
to stay with his toys?
Hey there are the babes, man its gone now and I
dont feel like I have something up my fake nose, eyes and
the throat.
Really? Gripped his cardboard cup and turned for the
entrances glass doors.
Yeah man, Im okay Jason, truly, Norman said.
Oh-yes, thats strange, Jason said. He walked away
from machines, Norman somehow had sad symptoms or
a bug resurfaced. Sobbing, I cant believe it, its doing
it again.
Where am I going? I have to change these credits to
cash, Jason said and turned around for a second time.
Not after a few paces but instantly, Unbelievable, ha-ha
its the babes yeah, Norman said and guffawed.
Jason walked into the main hall to the cash counter as
he smiled, Youre okay now, but when I do this, Jason
said and returned towards the exit doors energetically?
Just, just no I, turn, go around, turn back Im dismissed, Norman said with an outbreak unhappily.
What, Jason said, You want me to turn back?
Norman switched back to his wits and like a gentlemen

saying, What do you say, that green cards worth of credits
for the roulette?
Alright, replied Jason, But then thats it, no more.
Yeah alright its arousal time.
His voice trembled like a terrible event occur, Quit that

will yaw, yeah go back, you, you gotta get cash remember
sniff. The penny sounded like he gushed tears in a container, Return, I beg you please, Norman said.
This is strange totally, Jason said and turned back to
face the hall where the coin viewed the machines. Ha!
Turned-cried; turned-laughed; turned-cried; turnedlaughed. This is crazy, Jason said intonating.
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The roulette had four players with bets on. Track and
spun in circles as Jason sighted distantly. At the table
there, recognising the woman with long white silvery hair,
she cheered delicately.
Jason appeared close to the table. The dealer called
seven red. Two players lost their bets and turned to leave.
Norman exclaimed, Hot, this table is hotter than I ever
saw man but where are the machines?
Viewed from the back Jason arrived beside the women
with the long white silvery hair. She eyed Jason, Are you
next player up?
Jason recognized the woman he had seen in the afternoon, when he lost all leftovers, before the fit. Hi, well I
dont have much but this is what I have to do, Im next up,
Jason said with glances. Norman saw a hand deposit ten
chips of twenty on the table.
Thats not bad, said the woman, she leered then
turned and stared on her next bet. Jason puts five chips on
red, the tiny place left. Her bet spread over limits across
the zone.
Go for the six, Im sure its the six, Norman said, he
had listened the coin and replace the bet. Youre gonna
have as much as her in no time I tell yaw.
And the woman smiled, and curiously spoke without
moving her lips, Shut up and put him on the monitor so I
can hear him, she said. Norman heard but unsure.
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He turned away from sight of the other players with his

hand in front of his mouth. Are you sure of that number,
Jason said to the coin?
Hey yeah Im sure, asking me if Im sure, huh of course
Im sure what are you saying there, Norman said?
At the far end corner of his sight, the woman turned to
have a look at Jason. Returned, she held a slight smile.
How are yaw, the silvery white hair woman said?
Great , how about you, Jason said?
Its always the same, good, she smiled.
He then added five more chips to the, Six, square of
the grid. The dealer seen the three bets. He tracked and
spun the ball then swirls in the slanted ramp, the meager
marble moments away and bounced. The ball turned
around swirls.
Come on gimmy that color, said the woman. The other
player cheered and clapped.
Jason stood as he awaited Norman to speak. Quiet
he was, almost like at his uncles cellar, concentrated on
something he didnt know. The roulettes rotation constantly in the same speed, the ball bounced many times
and landed in the enclosure of ten black.
The women uttered, Its black now heh-heh, she said
and had a rapid laugh. She was lucky, many chips doubled.
Norman complained, Hey Jason, it doesnt work
like before.
He turned with the hand hiding his mouth, Try again
and pick out any Number, Jason said.
The woman faced Jason with a smile, then slowly
returned to face the table. While smiled back at her as he
set his hand back on the table.
Twenty black, Norman said. Five last chips took Jason
and placed.
The woman removed half of her chips from the winning

lozenge. I better take them back for cash, she said. The
rest stayed on black. Then the dealer flung the white ball.
Maybe you should cash out and get yourself ready,
invite him, a voice said.
There is a party at the motel side on the sixth floor if
you wanna come, the woman said.
Im not sure, this is my last play and Im gone
before I spend my life away, Jason said then the woman
laughed ogling.
Hey we gotta go to celebrate that little win at lease,
Norman said.
But Ill try to make it, Jason said.
Its a big room for two hundred people, its a lot of fun,
she said. The dealer calls fifteen black.
Well game over, he said, turned to her, My name is
Jason by the way.
Shaylia, please to meet you, I won again, the long
white silvery hair woman greeted and they reached into a
hand shake.
Ill try, see you later, Jason said and walked backwards
a few steps.
Smilingly, Be there, bye, Shaylia said.
Turned in the alley as she ogled him leaving.
So hows the mood Norman?
I felt extra good the whole time, Norman said, though
not impartial from the machine sight. Not only that, he
sensed his mind enlarged subsequently. Somewhat something happen near that woman, perhaps a maintenance
despite the fact the roulette deceived him. Perhaps a
flawed game or tricked, but enjoyed losing, oddly.
Well, a dance to go to, I got to find something to do, I
feel like poker.
Try it Jason, youre the man of the house.
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You know, you keep persuading me, Jason said and

noted how Norman was positive to take a chance. He
turned to a machine and sat in front of the holiday video
poker game.
the moment caught the attention of the conscientious

coined mind.
Chapter 13
Dear Relativity
They halved the small bunch of credits in the poker game.
Norman viewed the screen of a stunning satisfying game.
How fast this window drove cards. A few wild cards displayed on the flip-flopped quintet dealt throughout the
time of the first draws. These trumps usually drop in at a
better rate, Jason thought as he kept a positive feckless
sign shown to his face. Like a solemn golem gambler, he
pushed the buttons on the machine slanted panel.
Do you have a better bet, Norman said?
Never mind that, this game has a mind of its own,
Jason said.
Man, you never know a woman.
A woman ha-ha, what do they relate to a machine
like that?
My father always said that line, Norman said and tried
to shade words previously alleged.
This is a piece of electronics Norman, youre silly,
Jason said and scoffed.
That isnt what I mean, sorry Im mixed up, Norman
said as his thoughts confused to cool dank. To him, women
and machines related the same in this present presence.
Through the insight of the cleared glistered screen. He
thought about it carefully as it made no sense. How
could I get mixed up, Norman thought? And remembered
his past, how women had caught his heart. Throughout
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After all, he remained the only most advance part on

this money angry planet. As he wondered, nonetheless
would have compared women, and they were different
from a person to another, characters. Some had plenty
of comparisons.
They had said, some are tiny or big, tall or short. Skinny
or fat, slim and huge, however these descriptions went for
men too. Some compared them to objects or sport equipments. That one is like a bowling ball or shaped like a
bowling pin. Any kind of insulting boastful stuff. Then some
are like angels or similar egotistically and maybe simply on
the outside speculatively.
This machine built of sophisticated electronics, seemingly compared with women from just a day ago, made
Norman the penny, the coin as others seen him, wanted
to be part of this technology. He found the environment
with attraction to the illusion in front of him like he was to
women, back to when he existed as a human. As men are
attracted to women, this coin had a direct kick to machines,
electronics. They all looked the same. Hence was the fascination, and now a draw? In this issue, size surely dont
matter, definitively and supremely, well obviously.
A young man began, Now Im into this coin, its like
an extension of my beginning, he thought. An object as
he realized, uttered feelings. How lucky I am to still be
able to communicate. The smartest in the world and his
friend would step grandly into the possibilities altering
into a god. Hed master money, then health, as he would
have adjusted his body. Hed have the most advanced technologies, labs and industries. He would have driven the
world. However, balance would have lacked unfairly. Their
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rich wealthy selfish existence deals the rest of the population in suffering to their livings with less money to support
themselves. This dream only possible in a place like a
comic book, titled, A ruler of a certain world. The end.
Hey man its a win for sure.
Yes, I thought I lost you there Norman, Jason said
and welcomed his co-player who maybe slept a five-second moment.
I have to admit something if youd listen.
Go ahead, you can tell me anything, no one listens like,
youre not the one who looks crazy replying, Jason said
then looked around and continued his blabber, Im the
one speaking, and to no one.
Here, Im attracted to these machines, Norman
said confessing.
Ha-ha, Jason slightly tilted his head back, Me too.
I mean attracted like they are women, Norman said
seriously to the snoot above.
Yes, I can understand that, and it isnt a problem. They
make me feel good when they pay, and bad when they
empty my wallet.
Ha-ha, well not the same attraction but its alike,
Norman said.
Its the winning thing, Jason said, If youre the luckiest, you could have a coin and bet on heads or tails, be
playing all-night simply to keep winning the big stuff. Did
you love women?
Dime yeah, but the problem is choosing the right one,
Norman said.
Yes, I agree, besides too bad you cant hold a glass,
cheers though.
Yeah man, cheers to all luck.
Well, were not lucky at all with that dive to the zero,
Jason said.
I dont think she likes that, something makes me think

she doesnt like that word, Norman said.
What word?
The no value, you know the immeasurable,
Norman said.
Meanwhile, Jason sat with his forearms on his legs,
one hand pressed the plastic button spin, one at the
time. However, his hand stayed near the spin button of
the machine. The screen splashed and sparkled graphics
array. The panel glowed and Jasons hands and forearms.
Did you see that, Norman said? Your beautiful today,
I off to see a special chime.
The view approached, Yes, Jason has seen a win as it
displayed on-screen.
What is it, oh I see a win ha-ha, Norman said though
kept the same tone as he said, Will yaw marry me you
dolly box of a sexy thing?
After a spin, Yes, this is a winning streak, Jason said
and felt toothy. Kept hands on the metal slanted panel
of buttons.
Hubba-bab-baah I have another kiss for you, Norman
said and felt the groove in the darling connection.
Jason grinned as he saw his world embellished as the
machine added some credits, a nice sum in his own spoof
bank. This is a good day, I need the rest rooms though,
he looked on each side to where it could be meanwhile
numbers raised in digits.
Then you take her by the chipboard hand and yaw
french her components all over mouah-mwah-mawh,
Norman said. Jason inserted the green card to collect the
credits as numbered.
Like mouah mouah smakers all over, mwah smooch,
smackers just for the babe, Norman said.
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Meanwhile Jason moved his arm to touch the chrome,

the machine gave a win that doubled the previous amount.
Wow, Jason said, speechless.
The numbers vanished in the card. Jason sighted on the
screen the sum totaling around ten grand.
Woo-hee that was like nothing, Jason said.
Yaw have to bet the babe and bet but bet but always
bet yeah bet, the coin sang.
We have to get to that floor with Shay, I forgot her
name, Jason said.
Lia, Shaylia, Norman said and remembered like a
dime on a rhyme.
Thank you partner, better than slacker, what do
you think?
Ha-ha, yeah thats better, Norman said ridiculously.
happened sadly. He felt like a young child that realized

his toy just broke. Like a separation. Or just like he had
news of a lost and closed one as he blew his nose virtually
that resounded.
Jason looked up, and waited to down his water, but he
heard cries. He frowned and asked, Ahem, could you be
quiet for a minute?
The coin sobbed through words, I cant, I cant help it,
this is sad, Norman said as he stretched his last word.
But I cant urinate if you dont stop that bawling, Jason
said whispering.
Dulling, the view in front was so dreary. A ceramic
stone wall, chrome valve and an incurved form urinal. The
sadness feeling of loneliness led to a depression, Norman
the penny cried as if the machines had banished forever.
Get me outta here, bring me back to them babes,
Norman said uttering his voice in pain and scrounged. It
blared deafening but simply in Jasons head.
Yes I will but in a short minute, Jason said forcing and
tried to have his mind blank with all that sheer in terror.
Norman exclaimed, Dah, for a long time as his breath
had no end.
I got this idea, youre a penny and should be familiar

with that, Jason said.
What man, your broke ha-ha, Norman said and
laughed mockingly?
Every time a player leaves a machine, this question would
pop on the screen like do you want to make a donation?
Its a possibility there fella, Norman said.
Yes, theres always a leftover that can be transferred.
He pulled out the card from the insert slot. Stood from
his round seat and turned to the shortest way of the rows
of games, and then headed for the main passage.
Chapter 14
A water problem
Jason walked faster entering the mens rest room. Pushed
the door then entered, turned right to the urinary. He heard
a sniffle but had ignored. Norman tried not to cry but it
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Out the rest room in front of a poker machine. Heh-hehheh, Shaylia laughed.
Im ignoring what you find funny around that absurdity
flat yell, the voice said? His misery listen Neckzees,
its taking him forever, I think he cant pee, Shaylia said.
Human behavior, Neck-Zs said.
The view flashed a clock on the wall as the seconds
passed. One mans face that sat on a toilet. A dude person
entering the rest room.
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Still heard the holler, Jason had eyes shut tight, and
showed teeth, tried to ignore the chanted ruffled throat on
the same note. The coin changed tones but had the same
rippled tear, like James Brown on a blare.
He spoke clearly as two men heard. If you dont quit
that Im going to take you off, or flush you in the toilet,
Jason said in echoes.
On the wall the clock stopped.
The man set on the toilet opened his mouth gawking.
In rage, I feel like pulling you right off, Jason said.
The man on the toilet widen eyes as his hand hid his
mouth, held paper in the other hand. The dude who pushed
the door entering the toilet cabinet paused, froze.
Jason tried to think of a waterfall, an overflow of a lake.
A river that flooded but crashed thoughts and the liquids
didnt leak out on the tiny mint like white disk. Jason didnt
hear the person that walked in the rest room as the coin
bared every sound and raised slowly his voice, If you
dont shut up Ill throw you in the garbage, or flush you in a
toilet here.
The clocks window cracked on the wall. The man on the
toilet frowned his gape. The dudes hand backed away from
the toilets door cabinet, and turned, listen. Ill remove
you, that will solve that problem, a grasped yank, Jason
said and his face worsened as he forced a prolonged
growl, Arr, meanwhile the clocks needles curled as the
window fell.
The man sitting on the toilet gazed away and had tears,
he trembled with his hand on his mouth. The dude that had
frozen, stepped and walked out of the rest room peaked at
Jasons back while he passed. Jasons growl ended with a
gurgled voice, This is impossible I cant do it, Jason said.
Farts and splashes from another man on the toilet

whooped and excreted feces. Suddenly he guffawed
in laughs.
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But out the men restroom, Heh-heh-heh-heh,

Shaylia laughed.
No clock showed on the wall as it broke down to the
floor. The man on the toilet opened eyes as he removed
his hand that had entirely hid his mouth. The rest rooms
door closed as the other person left. Jasons zipped up and
buckled his belt. Norman didnt change note while Jason
thought of a solution to this as the coin never stopped his
whining. He walked and pulled the door to have in sight,
the machines.
Instantaneously the coin sounded wonderful, Ah, ha-ha,
theyre there hey how are you bay-bey-yahoo, Norman said
with laughs?
A crazy-penny, Jason thought then said, Of course
they are there, where do you think we are, in the amazons jungle? Miserably, and kept in mind of solving this
problem as time rushed conceitedly. His water constrained
gravity. He could have detached the necklace and slid the
screeching coin in a pocket of his shirt or a garbage. As
a friend he wouldnt have done so, plus some respect he
had for the previous wins.
The penny captioned the long silvery white haired
woman, yonder a machine in a row and she sat her legs
twisted. Hey Jason, theres Shaylia, Norman uttered.
Right, right, Jason said with the urging thinking sting,
looking for solving the peeing thing. This fella unceasingly has something to say, its like do you mind, Im
thinking here? Jason thought as he gawked at the long
white silvery haired woman. He imagined penny Norman,
the necklace around her neck. They headed towards her,
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in sight of her back, then loomed in her vision limit, she

turned in sight of him, and Jason went around to greet her,
from front of her sight.
Meanwhile Hey-yey, Im gonna smooch that one, not
the woman but the beautiful and sexy appliance there.
Hi Jason, how are you doing, Shaylia said with the
happiest smile?
Right on good, on a winning streak, better than the roulette, Jason said.
Hey there my sweet bay-bay how are you-hoo, Norman
said and viewed the machine, found a new friend.
Heh-heh, oh yeah you lost big there, maybe its not your
game, she said, a series of small laughs with much air out.
Heh-heh Shaylia naturally carried that joy of hilarity.
Whoa pocket, pocket change its nothing much, Jason
said. Both of his hands lurked in his pockets.
Curiously Shaylia glanced at his necklace a few times.
So, what are you up to, she said watching her screen and
him, selected cards pushing deal button?
I won, Jason said, The jackpot right about five minutes
ago, he glimpsed at his watch and smiled. Gawked then
eyed back to Shaylia.
Heh-heh, that must be sweet, I win at roulette but lose
everywhere else, Shaylia said.
Over here its the way around, well it seems like that,
Jason said intelligently.
Norman laughed to guffaws, Ha-ha, you lied, you

lied there.
Shaylia smiled as she straightened to face her game,
So, are you going to be at the sixth floor, she said eying
the necklace and his face? Gaped at Jasons face.
Yes, I got to see that, Ill be there it sounds like a lot
of fun.
Is that a lucky charm you have around your neck,
Shaylia said? Even though the penny missed some lights,
she vapidly seen the charm at the necklaces lower part.
Jason said, Yes do you want to have a look? Pinch
the hook, untied the chain necklace, extended his arm as
he stepped forward, slid in her hand as she had risen her
arm, reached and gave her the necklace.
Ill be back, Jason said and walked fast to the mens
rest room. The rest rooms were behind at her seven oclock
if her nose was noon, midnight or twelve.
Meanwhile, Norman said, Hey you guys have something

in common there.
Shaylia didnt understand, Say thats impressive,
Neck-Zs said.
Heh-heh-heh thats something, Shaylia said.
I won, win all-day, Jason said as his water kept an egotistical weight.
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She held her hand that clasped the necklace. Its like
an old penny, Shaylia said, tilted the object slightly too
each side as her wrists and forearms rocked, inspected
the coin in contrast. Its glued to a chain. Her video poker
game screen displayed four aces as they flipped, she
glanced up to the glossy bright window, a win.
Meanwhile, Norman didnt speak, he saw the woman
down to her breast and up to her forehead. The view panned
left, passed the center all the way to the right, and then
stopped returned left then down to her belly and ended in
sight of the ceiling. However, Norman tried to have a full
view of the paying game at top. She held the necklace with
her hand on her legs crossed. The game window angled
lavishly and reflected splashes of colors projecting the win,
credits gained.
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Nice, you never got four aces in that short amount of

time, Neck-Zs said. Norman viewed at her neck, a coin
size of a dime down to a thin chain without an impression.
Plain flat cleared silver and a rim around.
So thats how he won the jackpot, Shaylia said and
realized how simple and approachable to win big?
He lost at the roulette, Neck-Zs said straightforwardly.
A matured female tone spoken as Norman decoded logically for the first time of his coin life.
Shaylia glanced down at the penny, gazed back to the
lucky screen. Her eyes moved as Norman saw.
She looked the left side to see how far the next person
distanced, no one came her way. Turned to face the poker
machines window, and asked Neck-Zs, Did you ever
wonder how many folks get hooked at these games?
Neck-Zs said, Why? You think I didnt follow you around
them past years.
Heh-heh, its been nearly twenty years, Shaylia said
and affirmed with her continuous laughs. What number
is he?
Hes coin two sixty two, Neck-Zs said.
Traveling around this world, stench of gambling, I
wonder when Ill retire, Shaylia said.
Miss youre right, if you win to many jackpots theyd get
suspicious on you, Neck-Zs said.
So little I win, I barely can afford this mission from
casino to casino.
So how much time do you bet for that copy, Neck-Zs

said? She tossed a guess to Shaylia as she replied,
About a week, like the usual, or maybe in less time, God
would know.
By the way what did he say while you told me to say
impressive, Shaylia said?
Hey you guys have something in common there, Norman
had said, Shaylia heard.
That there happens to me often heh-heh-heh,
Shaylia said.
Norman could have spontaneously joined the conversation, but decided to remain quiet, secrecy he felt. He
remained quiet surreptitiously.
Jason open the rest rooms door, sighted Shaylia. He

paused sighing, had released reliefs then the door closed
behind him, and then walked back to the long white silvery
haired women at one oclock if Shaylias nose was twelve.
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Chapter 15
A Load of Powers
Shaylia won eight times the first amounts worth. She
won through the lucky waves. The four of a kind in this
poker game, flushes and royals, also plenty of full houses
gave her satisfaction plus all the other small wins. Yet in
ramped thousand dollars. It is by a chance Norman did not
speak mooch words to the machine. She would have won
several jackpots. Perhaps cameras would have recognized
her. She would have vamped her fluke as the luckiest on
a game. Scaled her luck so much, some attention from
the casinos security management team would have a good
reason to start a full and constant surveillance on her. This
coin could have her win four jackpots in that time-lapse
with his sticky slogan slang speeches with warm words.
Maybe this oxidized dark reddish penny scored luckier
than all coins in her entire career. Slight pauses while she
talked the whole time in the people sight of that passage
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passing in the walkway. Norman did not have more than

the ceiling in sight and a womans beautiful hand guessing
from the unwrinkled fingers. However, the lucky penny had
understood the tips.
A full screen of Shaylias hand on the machine slanted
panel, chimes, zoomed and focus with the screen in view.
Then turned to the screen laughingly, tapped the games

button as her hair slid on her shoulder. Her neck turned
and eyed Jason as he noted the credits, You won plenty,
he smiled and knew why.
I think its your luck charm that gives me the best luck
Jason, heh-heh, Shaylia said then she gave him the necklace. Having two necklaces could be a money luck issue.
Here Jason, and thanks I needed that.
Not a problem Shaylia, another relief on this lucky day.
Thanks, he said, in his hand, received Norman the coin
of luck as he clipped him around his neck at the juncture
then placed him.
Meanwhile Shaylias luck switched, dropped drastically.
Im cashing out and see yaw, Shaylia said flickering the
tactile window and the credits logged in the card. A nice
shower and then a dance at the party, she said and stood
slowly up talking while eying Jason. So on the six, Shaylia
said across Normans view and then the other way towards
the passage. Jason looked at her as she walked away.
Yes, Ill be there, Jason said, she had turned and
in the passages direction in deep between the rows of
machines on each side.
Jason stared at her beautiful hair, balanced down her
waist near her belt barely apparent while she walked away.
He stood silent for a moment. Ten folks scattered here
and there between the rows in the passage, some to the
left and others on right side. He raised his hand over his
mouth, thumb on his cheek.
Are you still in there, Jason said?
Norman watched the silvery white haired woman who
shrank to a sweeping profile in his vision like a porthole
window. The light tight jeans and the long hair balanced
and formed some curvature to each step. Her catwalk, her
Meanwhile Shaylia played, away from the rest room,

Jason stepped his way to her; towards the silvery white
haired woman. He glanced between the womans game
machine and her. He moderately paced through a few
people in the walkway. He slowed down gradually then
approached Shaylia the winning woman. Jason glanced at
the penny in her hand.
Norman saw his friend who arrived in the view beside
the seemingly boring ceiling. Shaylia held the coin angled
for him to see behind her and down to her breast. The
ceiling and her great appearance compared as the penny
perceived, but sparked no interest. For some reason
Norman felt well-being and comfort, strangely. Oddly, he
could have stayed like this a long time. Loneliness had its
absence. He wanted to view the screen, while it brighten
several times. He desired to spice things up to eye the
video game. Hence to where Norman rested, the ultimate
connection to comfort.
Hes behind you, Neck-Zs said from the necklace
around Shaylias neck.
Norman saw Jasons face tilt down, briefly slightly
nodded. A quick smile, returned and face Shaylias screen.
Jason appeared in Shaylias eyesight, after he took a front
stride and stepped towards her.
She turned then made it believable, she recognized him,
I wondered who was standing in the back of me, why that
person didnt move in the passage heh-heh, Shaylia said?
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hair bowed opposite side of her steps. Her hair faded light
from the glowing screens on each side passing machines.
Thats too far for me, Id have to zoom inah-oo-ah,

Norman said abruptly. His view rocketed forward as if
Jason ran, the screen moved onward quickly, but down
left stopped his view, then to the right as he panned side.
The view had a close caption of a machines base. The
screen didnt move as it was the steadiest stabled image.
The sticker on the machines base displayed the countrys
maker. Im too close now, Id have to zoom out whoa-ah,
Norman said as his view shrank the people and contracted
every object, smaller to the smallest as if everything compressed to the center. While, Woo-hoo man you gotta
see-e this. But the border around the image rolled and
joined nearby in middle with the rest of the caption. The
caption went in directions unstable while Norman yelled
moderately through his zooms, and felt like a ride on a
roller coaster.
What is it, Jason froze as he interrogated his buddy?
He didnt know what his friend experienced. He sounded
like he was walking on a rope and had difficulties, and then
lost balance to a deep fall, whoa-like.
Man Im zooming in straighter now and I just have to
think of that command, Norman said as he enlarged. The
view advanced ten times better than the first as his accuracy increased learning.
Did you have a look at her back, Jason said. Norman
centered Shaylias rear bottom to the point where all the
caption covered his vision and showed silvery white hair at
the top as it swept.
Man, why did you say that, Norman said?
Oh what did I say?
Few seconds and the man doesnt remember huh?
Norman thought and playback started, viewed the few
seconds of a video on his screen. Did you have a look at
her back, Jason had said in the video.
Man, she was talking to another coin like me, Norman

said through whispers.
Youre kidding, Jason said with sly smile.
No man thats the truth. She talked to a coin with a
female voice.
Right on, what did she say?
Man, things we need to know around casinos, a place
like this, Norman said.
You can stop whispering, no one hears you. He raised
his tone of in his voice and said, Im the one with that
problem, Jason said.
A gamer sat in front of his machine in the back row,
he looked at Jason as he heard him talk. Jason aired out
his breath in his hand a few times and said, Checking
to see if I have bad breath, test one two hey breath ah,
Jason said exhaling in his hand. The gamer returned, faced
his machine.
The voice told her you were behind, I heard my voice
when we came out the rest room, like she had a demon
that spoke, plus I felt good the whole time in her hands,
Norman said. Aggravated whispers.
Ha-ha demon Norman, youre speaking too, Jason said.
Dime thats right Im the same thing.
Jason decided to walk down that row, slowly towards
Shaylia. Relax coin, she appears like a fair woman, he
said and covered his mouth.
As she walked distantly, a man leaning on a machine
saw her walk by. He suddenly dropped his glass when
Shaylia paraded in her posture from left to right, passing.
Did you see that, Jason said?
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You, you said, oh youre right. Norman said. Jason

heard his voice in the coins video. The coin assumed,
Its me that thought of her butt, behind, back end whatevers down her hair. As her hair still brushed the top of
Normans sight.
Surprisingly, Youre looking at her butt, Jason said.
Annoyingly, Yeah man, Im locked on it and have it all
over my view, Norman said.
Shaylia walked nearer of the passages end.
Heh-heh-heh, Shaylia laughed as her coin told her of
the voyeurs.
Neck-Zs monitored his actions, and his caption of
Shaylias buttock.
Man just, never mind, Norman said and realized what

he uniquely viewed. Then reviewed the video since Shaylia
left. Sparkling and shimmering to her wrist as metal
shined excessively to an over white, also the necklace and
earrings, the change in her pockets, her belt buckle and
her boots. Plus the other people. Metal on the appliances
however dimmed for a better focus on the subject, electronics inside machines and circuits. Every part had silvery
white reflections of the views were zoom-able in windows
independently, like a computer screen but only spherically surrounded.
Yes, were going to the party and have a dance,
Jason said.
Sure man. You should see this, Norman said, though
in his virtual world he had a floor and a sky with endless
view. Without objects. No matter at what speed he displaced in this three dimensional graphic world the wide
horizontal gap between the sky and the ground remained
distant. And a file cabinet in his interface.
You keep saying that, you should see this and that,
Jason said.
Its like I have a bunch of views, one here just appeared
and its all in virtual reality, Norman said. Its like two
worlds, Im seeing too much.
Bonus, when did this appeared, Jason said?
When I zoomed at Shaylias buttock.
Beh-beh butt, okay then lets turn the other way, Jason
said then turned the opposite of Shaylia.
The coin viewed the most rapid displacement to the left.
Whoa, as the vision yawed to pan left and the sight came
back to normal as a zero zoom. Wow, thats something to
see. Behind him lit in x-ray vision.
In the locked vision a females pelvic bone rocked
slightly with blurs through Jasons body, but the focus kept
on Shaylias skeleton pelvic, coccyx up to lumbar vertebrae,
including joints and part of femurs. Hands passed on each
side. A freeze-frame pasted a skeleton capture in loops on
Normans main view. But her butt of bones and pelvic still
brushed by hair slightly visible as she walked in the coins
x-ray view.
Is it better now, Jason said to the busybody?
Yeah, it is man, awesome yeah hoo, Norman said
mockingly. Man, you should see that.
See what, Jason said?
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Clever coin should I say, Neck-Zs said?

Heh-heh-heh.
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Chapter 16
Upgrades
Jason sat at a table in a restaurant. He faced the

machines for the coins conscience, and sources of
sounds puzzlingly that came from everywhere in the front
view. The row of machines, assorted games of all kinds
he had in sight, and dishes clanged behind rowdily.
They had piled plates as he heard a cell phone chime
from someone a few tables behind. While a gentlemen
answered his phone, Jason caught the idea. He reached
his phone down his pouch, then pulled it out and turned
on, the screen splashed, elbows on the table. Norman inframed a new small window, the cell phone screen lit and
icons displayed.
Hey, its a cell phone, Norman said.
Yes and I have an idea of how to keep you busy, well
happy, Jason said. He tapped a couple times on the small
scaled screen of the cell phone, searched and found a
game on the Internet.
Avidly, What if, maybe that would work, Jason said?
Lifelessly, Youre downloading a game, Norman said.
Yes you got that right, Jason said.
Two minutes while downloading please wait, the cell
phone screen displayed.
In the sight of Jason, the waitress of the place
approached and wrote on her pad in fad, she had the fashioned way to display a sunny day. Clients who occupied
other table towards the front had arrived before him. He
turned to see and looked. She glanced at him saying, Ill
be right with you.
Yes, take your time miss, Jason said. On his phones
screen, he tapped the little window as something
was wrong.
You have to install and register after the download,
Norman said.
Jason heard some bells through cries of no slumbering. A

useless suggestion of telling your water tap to stop leaking,
but never rusts as no tears spattered to the real ground.
Resonated the red zone as the lonely symphony shattered
and scattered, the error walking away from machines? The
end of a time to no doors showed the bountiful way out of
the raged winin friend. Jason had to think of something
as this arrogated little fouled mind offended the path to
the party and wished he stopped. Relax the ax youre
facts are shredding notes of a song as your connection
failed down to the spews of a-never ending song. Briefly,
Norman bawled.
Oh, yeah I forgot, Jason said and turned then faced
the machines as reckless as the fastest reflex, the coin
stopped, right away. Yet just a fraction of a second to
vision them babes he had called, the silence reigned,
peace within the way of the fog of war that once was in
the walking terror, but now brighten to shine. And Jason
returned towards the doors to see the coins reaction.
Hey what, what are you doing, Norman said desperately to moan and laments were about to range? Sniff,
sniff, Norman sniffled.
But its a thing not a human being, Jason thought.
The penny sobbed through, Huh, sniff oh youre just
playing right?
More like thinking about that problem, Jason said
while he walked to the restaurants, as a conclusion of this
tiny loud tweet, perhaps a seat and drink, so thinking of
a solution.
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Thats right, how do you come up with all that, I mean

youre from the past, Jason said with frowns?
Hey man, its the Internet, youve downloaded a file and
have to register to play, its simply logical dont you think?
At that moment, Norman did not and couldnt have realized how conceited with pride he could have felt. It is like
he had guessed or improvised the trends slightly as his
thoughts clearly told him exactly and accurately. It all made
sense and even bored to tell tediously. His knowledge
would have flabbergasted him if he was human.
Right, you sound like you know this stuff by heart,
Jason said, scowled.
Yeah man, its like ready to say over here in my tte,
Norman said.
In your what, Jason said?
Ma tte, tu comprends donc rien grosse vache beuglante, Norman said.
What are you saying there, Jason said toothy?
Jai dit grosse vache, tu comprends, cochon dabord
ou peut-tre une poule poulette eih, coccoricko dabord,
Norman said and had played a wave of a pig, hen then
rooster after the cow.
Sorry, I didnt understand even with that farm stuff,
Jason said.
Oye, I donnut undor stand, just a French word for
human head, ciboulot, Norman said.
You lost me there, you speak French?
Yeah man, I speak all published languages, the coin
said. I can see this file cabinet here written Neckzees.
Huh where? Jason said looking left and right over the
row yonder the machines, he searched. I dont see anything here, Jason said.
In here man, you cant see it, and its all in a 3D
window, some stuff stick out and deep in that screen,
Norman said and sighted the file cabinet, and stepped

in the window, proxy virtually. Then pulled on the handle
which stretched the drawer to an endless Point of view. The
drawers length faded away as a perspective line, and only
drew in Normans sight, he awed astonishingly, though once
open. In a perspective view, the long cabinet stretched to
a pointy ending like a line to a near fade. Norman scrolled
and scanned the hexadecimal-files in the cabinets drawer.
Man, this is endless, Norman said and had in sight
an open drawer as he peered in at lightning speed. Its all
in alphanumeric order and Im scanning documents real
fast. Folders with files lifted when Norman passed, and
then replaced down to the next folder, lifted as he moved,
then exchanged. Like a swelled wave before it breaks,
and aside him. Slid and swept to the virtual end world
then glided back in middle of the drawer. Stopped at the
door near the handle and the first file called, Neckzees,
Norman scanned and read.
You mean this is new stuff, Jasons face paused and
gawked with the phone in hand?
Yeah man, Norman said, scanned the file. Want me
to read it, Norman asked?
Yes, Jason said.
Norman had opened the file and cited the following.
Updates to software applies to the host. Also upgrades
applied to the knowledge base of the newly initiated coin.
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Connections to networks:
CWN
Communication With Neck-Zs
GCO
Gamma Communications Override
MC
Multiple Connection (Multi-com)
SI
Standard Internet
Defense:
LBN
Loudmouth Burst Noise
SBW
Snooze Brain Waves
TD
Tolerance Detection
TWT
Touch Wave Transmit
Host nerve terminals:

CM
Cardiac Management
HM
Hormone Management
OA
Overdrive Alertness.
SBW
Stimulate Brain Waves
Knowledge:
ILPD
Instant Language Plus Detection
IPS
Instant Personnalit Switch
IPI
Intelligence Powered Information
QC
Quantum Calculator
QH
Quantum Hack
QVP
Quantum Virus Protection
Programmable fractioned magnet.

AE
Audio Effect
ST
Simulation Time
SM
Sync Mode (In case)
Super optic image:

3DXPL
3D X-ray Plus Layers
ANV
Auto Night Vision
ARSO
Always Recording Super Optic
IVL
Infrared View Layers
OISP
Object Image Search Playback
QWP
Quantum Window Playback

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Game downloaded and ready for installation, the

phone displayed.
A host, thats what I am, Jason said overwhelm?
Norman slightly changed voice superciliously and crazed
another accent, I have to say that, if unlikely events
get driven in the wrong direction the options listed can
apply for protection issues, Norman said with EnglandEnglish pronunciation.
Ahem who are you, Jason said?
Sir, my name is Norman and it certainly didnt change,
the English accent voice said, of a character who answered
with diplomatic retort.
Why you talk funny smart like that, Jason said as he
heard the elaborated voice?
I have no idea sir, Norman said, but his reply was
duly normal.
Jason thought of it. Usually he would say, I dont know
man. But this other way spoken sounded so different,
surely he could be someone else, Jason thought carefully.
Oh, you said something about personality switch with a
French accent, Jason said.
Norman shifted personality instantly, Ha-ha-ha, Im
back to myself, he said with guffaws.
Jason found his friend prominently weird, and his face
faltered laughter as he heard his friend back on earth who
whooped with laughter.
Are you okay down there?
Yeah man, thats the switch. It even fooled me plenty,
I spoke in fifty languages all at once, Norman said.
You found how to switch back, Jason said. Looked
around if no one had watched. Eyes back after he peeked
briefly sides. Then on the phone screen completed the
registered form.
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I remembered what I said well all of it, I can replay on

windows, Norman said.
Yeah you told me in the Neck something files, Jason
said as he remembered biologically.
Jason Launched !!!Casino Salads Slot!!! A splashed
screen displayed a bowl nearly barely visible. Overloads of
vegetables filled but mostly lettuce cut in large pieces. The
dish bowl to the fullest, green lettuce had fallen down the
surface. Above the salad bowl transforms a machine with
a bunch of items related to the dish. Combining items to
make your salad bowl, displayed under the logo.
Chapter 17
Overclock @ Salad Party
Man would you look at that small cool example, shes

a hardware fair-ware, hey bay-bay, shes not a shareware
unless it goes malware in the freeware, Norman said.
Jason shook head slowly, Then youre probably pondering of the she-wares stuff.
Hmm renders beautiful images, thats good enough,
dont have to slide a hint, Im gonna love her kitchen
wares, Norman said concededly.
Here, you have a base of credits, Jason said, then he
approached the cell phone to the coin. Jason turned his
body from sight of the machines to see if something would
happen with the maybe childish character around his neck.
Hey look at them tomatoes, theyre all on the same
row, Norman said but didnt feel fully satisfied. He felt
something had missed, but kept on slotting and played.
His idea worked, the coin wasnt complaining. He
sounded happy, the waitress arrived.
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Jason finally set foot out of the casino, and firmly. A

passage led to the hotel as the brown door closed behind
Jason who held the cell phone up to Normans caption,
over his sternum and slanted, however under his chin. He
glanced at the phone, tapped on the screen, looked forward
walking. Norman viewed the spurted, gushed impression
of the slot gambling game as the rolls of vegetables went
downwards on the reduced display. Pieces of lettuces,
tomatoes in the middle column a slices of cucumbers,
olives and peppers at the last column. Cheese, bread
crumbs, bacon bits, shredded carrots and fennels. Many
items appeared, a sparkles of salt and pepper as the multiplier with some spices and salad dressing sauces. Its
a win, the salad combined. With a high multiplier and the
most varied salad hits the jackpot, however if items were
the same of identity no prices aligned a win.
Across the hotels passage had dome lights on the
left and right side. A dark red dense carpet with trims on
each border near walls and casino symbols in the middle.
Before entrances doors, a panel lit the exit on the high
wall above. Some folks passed by.
Norman asked, Jason, would you please tap
the screen?
Few fingers reached to tap the small screen at chest
level, had spun the salad slot game. Few folks strangely
looked at Jason.
They halved the passage. What else did you hear
on Shaylias lap, Jason said? And also saw the other
end, dark with lights sparse here and there. The hotels
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glass doors seemed larger and wider as the inside floor

partly seen.
Just stuff we need to know when winning, like stay
out of many jackpots that are too big because chances of
winning constantly are nearly impossible. Say if you win too
much, its going to draw attention from their surveillance
management team. Now can you tap the screen again, my
salad, Norman said?
Jason touched the screen, Thats it, thats all they
talked about? Jason arrived to the other passages side
as he stepped into the hotels lower part.
It is useless to know everything in this life I tell yaw,
Norman said.
Okay then, its right on, Jason said, entered the elevator and heard, My salad, Norman said as he seen a
finger tap on the cell phone screen. The elevator doors
slid close behind.
Jasons cell phone brighten from Normans sight, and

his face shaded from the screens light emitted. Almost
like a flashlight under the chin and walked frontwards. A
spooky type.
My salad Jason.
He walked towards Shaylia and people around dancing.
Her hair had special observations within every person in
the place. No one paid attention to the scary flashlight
genre as his head passed, everyone had the fun on the
dance floor. Dancers bounced up dressed the same way.
Others jumped to the beat strikingly, some older ones held
hands pleasantly, and they had some that break-danced
or hip-hopped as a variety, this was surely the hotels
dance floor.
The penny sprung as Jason gadded his way and
approached Shaylia. He arrived to the long white silvery
woman who kissed her hand and waved her arm.
My salad, Norman called.
Then Shaylia mimicked him, balanced her head from
side to side holding an imaginary phone. She smiled and
gazed a few seconds. Jason grinned back, one hand at his
cell phone, his feet coordinated with her.
Shaylia mimicked Jason with his cell phone, she tilted
her head side to side smiling and gazed a few seconds. He
smiled back. The dance interrupted but back on track as
Jason had glanced at his cell phones screen.
Norman who seen Shaylia with the necklace that talked.
Tapped the phone insight of her legs to a creative move.
But the coin didnt speak any further. Shaylia shook
her head and hair down to her back swayed waves. At
the same time Norman scanned graphic Neck-Zs files.
He knew the song. In the virtual cabinets drawer, added
songs and videos and some loads of websites, he found
the connection folder as he explored. Also connected to
On the level of the sixth floor, near ninety eight dancers

lived under the lights from the ceiling with dazzling effect.
Elevator doors clamped behind Jason looking at everyone,
and then sighted Shaylia, her hair wagged at the bottom
ends, waved gently thoroughly in the shades and shimmered lights. She was easily distinguished from everyone
else on this floor as her hair moved with streaks of white
and blue, a slight rainbow passed over her hair.
Grunted, Ahem, my salad Jason, Norman said.
Jason looked over the crowd, they harmonized, synchronized, compromised, some terrorized and even cauterized
the heat and frost as the ambiences lights strobes and
flashes. My salad Jason, Norman said after whistles.
Lights everywhere of the inner room switched off and on,
only disco rays crammed the floodlit hall.
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the hotels network, visited the casino website and downloaded the game. Installed and registered as he was a
member. Then he realized his symptoms had left. Norman
completely felt normal as he played salad slot, however an
extra way, virtually.
Jasons cell phone screen light had dimmed for a while.
He peeped and peaked here and there then stopped
dancing. Shaylia noticed but didnt worry of it. He realized
his friend didnt talk about salad, he maybe ran out, an
empty bowl. He heads towards the rest rooms. Shaylia
watched him leave, but from time, and timed as she kept
on the rhythm.
Meanwhile he turned, he called and shouted to the coin,
Norman, Norman?
Yeah what do you want, Norman said and had the time
of his life as he lain in a three-dimensional bowl with a
large cushion and a screen displayed the salad slot game.
Activated spins with a remote control.
I thought you were gone there, Jason said and paused
his walk.
No man, ha-ha Im having a blast, I connected to the
internet, downloaded salad slot.
Yes, okay, so youre there, Jason said while he turned
around to the woman with long white silvery hair.
Hey man I can go everywhere here but Im stuck on
your neck.
I guess you have to get used to that.
I got all my limbs here Im okay. Transformed inwards
his view, he curbed his way to the left and right as Jason
walked towards her and across the crowd.
Neck-Zs emitted a telepathic brain wave of taste. It
gave confidence and a little curiosity with explorations.
Thoroughly could have compared with a radio wave, constantly on air. This type of wave relaxed everyone eight feet
away from her like an enchanted zone, radially. Her body

absorbed some, therefore people behind her body received
a dimmed dose. The intensity focused towards the front
of her shoulders. She always told Neck-Zs to activate that
typical signal to help her relax, in this perpetrating living
style. Momentarily only the wave of taste and confidence
kept on this trance dance.
Norman emitted waves too, but only when he spoke,
however with his new game. Neck-Zs boosted her receiver
and canceled all the noises out of range. That silvery coin
played the same tune synchronized of the partys music
and inverted the wave which lowered volume considerably
like noise cancellation. Then Neck-Zs redirected the sound
to Shaylia. They both heard Normans voice and most of
folks talking around.
While Jason eyed Shaylia, Norman raised his potential
and made the machine roll pieces of salads faster. He
could have results instantly, and salads produced in great
large quantity and numbers.
Jasons hand pinched his shirt away from his chest,
warmed up. Soon a tiny smolder of smoke he inhaled with
the odor of burned material. Coughed, coughs. Shaylia
saw the smoke raised under his chin. Still he felt a tingle,
wasnt leaving his chest, he wiped off the enigmatic heat
and kept dancing. Until his fingers slightly burned and
some black printed on his shirt. However the sting coal
didnt leave, he pinched and lifted his shirt and realized
it was the coin. He turned around and headed to the rest
room, he walked tilted forwardly. Heat ray under his chin.
Water to cool this conceited perky device. Shaylia kept on
smiling as her coin told of increased radiations. They lost
sight of Jason, vanished through the crowd, strode with
haste through the party room.
Shaylia danced within the crowd of people.
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Once in the rest room he sauntered briskly to a mirror

within many, Norman, youre hot, Jason said.
Thanks man, said and had a cigar standing and a
great panel covered indicators dials, parameters of all
kinds and varied meters. His hands virtually moved all
over the panel and pressed buttons plus adjusted parameters as he had many. Youre hot too I suppose, Norman
said, the coin merely wanted machines to spin faster and
salad production.
I mean youre burning me, you have to stop whatever
youre doing, Jason said as he stepped in, saw in the
mirror the smoke up his neck, ears profiled his hair. Puffed
higher the top of his hair, like a long miniature cloud.
Can you cool it? There is a hole in my shirt, Jason
said and grasped forth his shirt as he turned the cold
water tap. Hand under running water. He leaned inwards
splashed water, scoop after scoop, and spatters after
sprays splashed. His reflection of a white stained with
black streak burned shirt that had begun a hole. The mirror
hadnt lied in this woe.
Sure man its going down, Norman said in front of
a console adjusting the buttons and cooled instantly.
Centering the middle of a billion salad machines, scaled
down to cell phone size piled on top of others. He had
shrank them and reduced for less cyber space occupation. They stacked so high on one another to form a great
tower high above his virtual glistened red ground. His voice
echoed. As he looked up, a tunnel shape to see a hole
in the three dimensions sky. Then he canceled everything
as he pushed a button on the panel. His attention drawn
him to shut down the overclocked machines. The ground
turned light blue, but he didnt have a clue. Jason tilted
tried to rinse the coin away from the hole. He took water in
his palm and flapped some on his shirt. Norman reviewed
intermittently gushes of splashes. Fumes of steam disappeared rising.
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It was fun man, I kept raising the power and added

machines, and they paid more. Im like a god in here.
Jason stood up and touched the coin, Cool enough,
trying to light me on fire?
All right man, I get the idea sorry, their off dont worry
anymore, Norman said as he saw the shirt in video, before
and after the burn. Whooped a guffaw and a couple laughters as the cigar disappeared. He viewed his reflection in
the mirror as Jason stood, the shirt drench down his belly.
Norman reviewed videos receiving splatters of water in his
main reality window. But in his three-dimensional world he
vision a light on the panel. Lit on, lit off, on and off, Now,
thats what that light is for, Norman said and saw on his
console the smoke detector. Sorry, the sound deactivated
for the smoke detector.
Im a good penny but without the best software, hey-haha you cant hate me for that, Norman said.
Shaylia saw Jasons shirt that appeared darker under
his chin. Neck-Zs said, He found the overclock file, and
words against my software.
As they danced, Norman lived a total three-dimensional
realm of his own. Norman appeared at anyplace in the
smallest fraction of a short time then in all places. He
could occupy everywhere or stand a single unity. He sat
on a big cushion in the great salad bowl. He pounced in
the middle of the long cabinet, scanned through. Prompted
here and there, at the other end mindfully returned to his
salad bowl, faster than said.
Chapter 18
Shopping a Shirt
grasped. A hand higher than the other, like Jason held

something. Plucked with his thumb, he tried to ring the rigid
and stiff hair. This doesnt stretch easily, he thought.
Neck-Zs viewed Jason holding the hair and the voice did
not speak. This could be private, after ripen thoughts,
she calculated many possibilities for them.
Elevator doors rolled shut and the dance music
damped out.
In his computerized world, Norman found coin mute
function as volume voiced as low as his thoughts. He kept
on the three-dimensional stuff and gambled games. Salad
slot, pokers wild, Keno bash, runs around the roulette
surrounded in his environment. He played many machines
at once.
Shaylias eyes followed Jasons hands as a thumb
stroked the hair held diagonally. The elevator ease their
weights for a moment going down levels.
Jason glanced her eyes and a smirk gradually shaped.
Thank you, I said, you dropped a hair.
Thank me none, they break all the time, Shaylia said.
Maybe you need to play them right, Jason said.
For some reason, Norman heard a string plucked, tuned
up, up. Scanned around and said, Is a machine going to
break down?
Neck-Zs noted a rhythm of a cha-cha as Jason plucked
the string-like hair.
Jason relinked his eyes to Shaylias, as he held the hair,
down his other hand. She had a smile, as he strangely
seemed concentrated gazing. He stared down her nose,
then her mouth, chin and eventually eyed the Necklace.
Jason broke the hair, a snap heard in the pennys virtual
ear, inspected and eyed around each machine but everything normally ran, nothing broken.
Slowly, beautiful swaying Shaylia waved leisurely her hand.

As if the woman had some special attention, and she
stopped dancing then approached closer, as if she had
something to say. Her eyes glanced at his ear. He turned
and lightly bowed to listen. Her hand opened and palm
against her cheek. Theres a store open if you want to buy
a new shirt, she said.
He nodded at her eyes and agreed to have a pause of
this dance. She clanged his hand then headed towards
the elevator, passing the restless crowd and curbing
their path furrowed sinuously across the people. Around
other dancers, they walked, Shaylia looked back to Jason,
replaced her hair to clear her ear.
Jason walked faster and passed her to reach the call
button on the elevator, however the doors opened before
he even had contact. He let her in, Shaylia replaced her
hair, but one hair like a long whisker of a white silvery
strand floated down to her pants, static magnetized the
catch. Jason reached into a pinch and pulled the hair set
free from others. The black light had shined her white
glowing top half body as he saw her ambled to the elevator. You were about to drop something, Jason said loudly
and pulled the string out, the long tiny thread, observed
entering. For some reason this white silvery and almost
translucent hair, from the cling in his fingers, it felt slightly
thicker than any hairy-haired hare.
As she returned and said, Im surprised I heard yaw
with all that music booming.
Jason glanced at his hand to the soft whisker-like strand
and pinched then held the ends of a tiny string, each hand
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Jason stared at Shaylias necklace down before her

breast that reflected brilliantly.
He stepped forth and asked, May I, Jason said?
Sure take a look, Shaylia said.
He approached, reached, picked it off Shaylias bosom
and remarked the pendant in his open hand. Slowly held
slanted, raised the necklace, viewed and remember what
Norman told about the second voice on her lap while Jason
was in the restroom.
Yes youre right, and how did you upload those programs, Jason said?
Through my body, Shaylia said, blinked. The elevator
doors sprang reopened as Jasons forearm reached.
Aloha Jason, a voice said.

He dropped the necklace, his hand replaced on his
belly. He glimpsed up to her face, You have one, a she,
Jason said.
You too, and a he, she said lively.
I told you she had a demon.
You know about this coin, Jason said as the elevator
slowed and the gravity arranged the weights briefly heavier.
The doors opened as a bell rang. The number display
glossed the floor level.
Meanwhile, Yeah, we updated him with programs
you know when you were gone, ahem at the rest room,
Shaylia said.
Norman had heard and paid attention to the main
window, Shaylia animated. Did you hear that, she infected
me, he said?
And, you said nothing about it, Jason said. A crack to
gap from the center part as the elevator doors slid open.
What did you want me to say, the coin wasnt speaking, Shaylia said?
The name is Norman.
Shaylia glanced down at the penny. Hi Norman, she
said to the teenagers voice that grumbled. Lets go talk
in a restaurant, first we have to get you a shirt.
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A piano gig played a ragtime. Jason and Shaylia rapidly

walked out the hotel, found the passage that led to the
casino and entered the store as the film fast-forwarded.
In quick motions, Jason rapidly tried shirts, on and off
and so on. Shaylia was a woman of taste, honest too. A
large mirror wall in front, Jason spoken down the coin,
venerably argued as he frowned, agitated happily his arms
many times like he had won the jackpot, pointed and led
to jumping jacks, his arm upheld a fist, a turn jumping.
He jogged in the same place as his shirt changed many
times. Then Shaylia morphed shirts when her turn came
in front of the same large floor to ceiling mirror. Shaylia
disappeared in the mirror aside Jason.
Viewing all the clothes in the store on the topmost
shelf near a wall. They walked fast, from a corner there to
another there at an end, then at the other store division.
Shaylia held a shirt at her end, and then it was time for
Jason, back and forth.
Mirrored Shaylia wore another shirt and Jason too.
To their original shirts but him, they continued the rapid
walk in the store. Again, at the top shelve viewed four
walls of the store. A few times, they were there, at the
end, back over there then at the other end. In all directions
mostly, there wasnt an unvisited corner or passages they
havent been.
In front of the mirror Jason grinned and sighted his
teeth, Shaylia looked at her teeth too but spoke to her
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necklace. Jason had already gone. She heard words out

of coins and Jasons mouth, however he did not have to
gawk down at the silver coin, then left. Jason and Shaylia
reappeared and they contended the mirror with each other
as they tilted heads down to their necklaces. Their mouths
moved but only music played. They looked at each others
pendant. Their arms agitated pointed everywhere in the
mirror then led in jumping jacks, and then they turned
around, tripped on one another as they fell to the carpeted
floor. They stood up and started over with their creative
jumping jacks. They stopped and got close together then
near the mirror, closely side by side and sighted each of
their pendant. Jason talked to Shaylias coin and the way
around, they frowned and disappeared. They reappeared,
and shared their opinions looking cross coin. Like coins
talked at the same time as their host. Shirts changed and
they glimpsed at each others necklace then ran to disappear on each side. They ran-like and nearly bump into each
other across the mirror as the view never left the reflection.
Each time they passed in front of the mirror they had different shirts. Shaylia got on her knees then begged Jason to
wear that shirt. She joined hands down to her knees then
stood facing him. Jason got down on his knees and begged
Shaylia. Finally they wore different shirts, the film slowed
down, and the music stopped. They each had their right
new shirts on.
That is a good shirt for you, he said.
Yours is definitely a must wear Jason.
This looks like a pajama Jason, Norman debunked.
Please, stop arguing and move on, Neck-Zs said.
You go, Ill be there in a second, Shaylia said.
Right on, later, Jason said and left to the restaurant.
Shaylia headed the opposite direction for the restrooms.
Walking a passage to her room, Why did you speak in

the elevator, we were getting warmer, Shaylia said?
He picked me up, I saw his large face so I had to at
least say something, Neck-Zs said, found chinwag to say.
But that was private, Shaylia said and widen eyes to
her face expressed strictness.
Sorry my lady host, but youre on a sort of contract,
consider you properly lucky in this one.
Sometimes I feel like, never mind.
You understand I keep coming back, its not going to
be my first time I get back from a garbage, want me to
shut up?
Yeah you do that, Shaylia said and her world withered
all. Im fed up with that leader, the authority, the buff of
power, the bully of the cows.
Youre calling yourself a cow there Shaylia.
Shut that trap, some privacy shouldnt be too much to
ask. You never know, he could be my last.
Who Norman, Neck-Zs said?
Who else, certainly not a cymbal or a gong, Shaylia
said and paraded quicker.
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Jason sat in front of the restaurant, like an open

veranda. A place attractive of the right intensity and lighting shaded from all other tables and chairs, plants and
trees, water fountains, little statues here and there in
shapes and design of being oriental. Norman, how is it
down there?
Its a good man I have all I need here and Im just, okay.
You sound bored, admit it, like something is
amiss right?
When Shaylia is there Im more than great, I dont
know about you, but you seem more than okay when
shes around, Norman said. The wearer of the penny

heavily gazed.
Shaylia sat across a table face-to-face and said, My job

is to get in contact with the new host and have the coins
connected and upload the software. Give instructions then
after a week I take the coin and send it back.
How, Jason said?
I put the coin in an envelope then to the post office,
Shaylia said as she twisted her legs.
To who it is sent?
Santa Claus, Pinocchio who knows, its a number
instead of a name and the shipment mails to Africa or...
To Africa, Jason said interruptedly.
Sometimes its shipped to India, China, and I think Ive
shipped all around the globe, Its never the same address.
In Normans world, a big phone displayed and written

Neck-Zs name. Neckzees connected to Norman and
uploaded a phone. Normans file cabinet flashed red as
he glanced across his virtual space, in a lesser amount
of time possible, the drawer opened to an endless perspective line of a classic cabinet. He already looked in the
yellow flashing blue folder and installed the interface. He
answered to Neck-Zs. The coins had each emitted radio
frequency, they started communication, and they waved
through the air.
Youre making me a world Neckzees, Norman aired.
Unsuspected, words flew at the speed of light. The coins
had themselves a language merely they understood with
tremendous speeds. She learned a resume of Normans
life in less time than a second. His entire life resumed
digitally as the band broadened. The signal widened in
hexadecimal characters, then to kilobytes, megabytes,
gigabytes, terabytes, petabytes and so on. Norman felt
transported to another place as he stood still. Like a part
of him copied somewhere. Nonetheless, he remained at
his virtual world. Until the port of the connection saturated
its limits that peaked. Norman allowed the access information outgoing. Perhaps they needed a fire wall, but an
intruder alert never had identified yet as a threat. Neck-Zs
turned up her joy parameter to keep her happy after seeing
Normans life. All the words were easy to find and projected
a flawless speech. Its a very interesting life you had there
Norman, Id cry, Neck-Zs sadly announced.
Yeah, just show me how you did, Norman replied?
It is easy, I connected to your personal status. Try
mine, search status then explore profile, after that you can
read my resume. Once you found it select what view of my
life you want to see.
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Away, the far end of the machines, the corner appeared

dreary and dull. Until the sexy woman with long white
silvery hair exhibited a gait around the machines corner,
and she turned walking inwards along the row of games
from the far end in slow motion. Inversely with Shaylia in
sight Jason had a double check, Norman had the woman
on the replay. Jason saw her distantly along the row where
men and women won or lost, they sat at their machines
soundless. She out balanced hips further, gracefully to
aggressive, madly? Like her hips had enough swing to toss
a faulty payless appliance. As if her body communicated
on a hasten walk. Like she sauntered on the moon.
She isnt wearing under clothing if thats what youre
trying to see, Norman said.
Now youre the cochon huge-vache, Jason said.
I believed you didnt understand French, Norman said.
You refreshed my memory.
Dime, youre her, Norman had recognized the woman

as he hollered her name.
Yoh jelly messed collapsed me and my heart, miss Im
honored to meet you.
You never thought youd meet me correct?
Heh-heh no, they didnt tell me. But coins are like us,
sometimes they need sleep, mine is secured but half the
power and shes a dear old friend of mine, Shaylia said.
What is her name, Jason said?
Ill let her tell you.
My name is Neckzees and that spells Neck-Zs, please
to meet you Jason, that coin said. Jason heard her voice
from Norman, like a direct connection.
Hi Neckzees. So how long do I have him for,
Jason said?
A week plus one day as an extension, but some made
it in less time. Some took a day. It depends on you, you
decide, its your quest, Shaylia said.
So why me, why do I have it, Jason said?
Its up to you, and have to find out. Widened eyes then
shortly gasped saying, I cant tell you Jason, it is your
quest, you decide.
How about I run away with the coin then hide from
you, ghee-hee?
I have a tracker, and you dont wanna put Norman
in danger, she said and blinked slowly. That hole in
your shirt earlier, could have stopped your heart beat
from radiations.
Yes okay yes I see there uh-huh, Jason said through
gasps though he sighed shortly.
Shaylia stood from her chair, I told you what is necessary to know and even more. Now its time for me to leave
you. Good luck Jason. Her hand reached down to Jason,
they shook hands.
Bye Jason and see you Norman, wonder boy,
Neck-Zs said.
See yaw, you glamour girl, I mean Miss Hepburn,
Norman said.
Chapter 19
Jasons Quest
It goes to God, Jason said as he ogled Shaylia who both
sat at a table in the casinos restaurant?
Beats me Jason, the coin has a limited period of time,
because they can self-destruct, Shaylia said.
Why would they do that?
It has no point of being here. Theyre almost like us,
doing nothing is a waste.
How does that happen, I mean, die, Jason said and
shrugged, showed his palms?
It finds a way to its data memory and goes to adjust
its non-data. Since plug-ins of all classes are present, it
performs loops and deletes plus causes to forget their
origins or default settings. Then creates new memories,
eventually burns because of too much energy consumed.
In addition, it searches endless functions. In other words,
it loops everything it can. Then explodes, Shaylia said.
She only repeated what her coin told her in real time.
Were like walking terrorists or, time bombs,
Jason said?
Yeah sort of but exploding never happened from what I
know, Shaylia said.
So Pinocchio told you, or Santa Claus, Jason said
with suppositions.
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Jason heard the necklaces and too his turn to speak,

Well, see you up there Shaylia and take care.
I wont worry, with that extra cash Norman gave me
from your luck, Shaylia said. They let go the handshake.
She took a few steps back and headed out as Jason
blurted, It was nice meeting you, and Neckzees.
She turned and smiled, return then worked her way
to the exit, moved her hair to the back of her ear. Jason
watched her leave the restaurant.
Im gonna miss them both, Norman sadly said.
Well look, the machines are over there, Jason said and
turned, however he quarter turned sideways on his chair.
By the way, arent you supposed to have programs or
extra updates from Neckzees?
Thats right I should be looking in there, Norman said.
Yes thats the thing coin, Jason said. He imagined

a lucky rich man who appeared like him and walked out
the casinos doors. With each hand firmly held a large bag
of money. Evermore held a hefty grin as the toothiest of
the place, the ace with an unforgotten coin who made it
all happen.
Jason thought, What Im I supposed to do. Im sitting

here on this chair while I can be playing the whole week
and winning a fortune. How did this all start? I threw the
coin at a lightning, got it back by a miracle from a kid. And
before that I almost gave it to the fast-food place where I
got my big fry. At home the coin talked and utterly wanted
to gamble, I sold my car and I luckily won here in this
casino. I met this beautiful woman and now what?
Meanwhile sound merged, he then heard Norman emitting a bunch of scribbled sounds from thread-sized to wide,
like he drawn a bunch of tornados on paper with pencils.
Whats all that Norman, Jason said?
Sorry man, I was trying to talk to you in coin language.
Norman.
What man?
I feel lucky, how about you?
Synthetize drum roll, Good call man then lets, get, rich,
Norman said, a cymbal and tada with cheering applauses.
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He stood up, reached his wallet, completed the addition and left a bill that included the tip. Were going for
another jackpot, Jason said in murmurs.
In front of a slot machine many rows away from the restaurants Jason sat, his eyes skimmed each side discretely
and said, Shes all yours Norman.
The penny attacked the screen with his full speech, Hey
bay-bah how are yaw now? A long time no see, Norman
said plus kisses.
Jason gazed at the display, fruit and fruit but the last
column kept on the rolls, then stopped at a third fruit.
Electronically, the machine chirped the melody as they won.
It turned squarely the players fate while Jasons hand near
the button.
A few more words Norman.
Jason pressed the button then his hand left contact
of the slanted panel and they lost three spins, Keep
touching the machine Jason, I think thats the way it is,
Norman said.
The connection, he thought. Why didnt I think of
that, the contact, the vomit, the connection from the metal
necklace? How else, he grinned and a thought flashed in
his mind of the man that held two bags of money in front of
the exit doors? A possibility made a whole lot possible,
Jason thought.
So you, wont puke on me again, Norman said.
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Yes I promise that it will never happen again.

Great man youre the best, now this bay-bay is mine.
Youre the cutest of them awesome looking babes down
the row, gimmy a flashing light up there you sexy hardware
of beautiful appliance, let me tell you that youre hotter
than a bed, Norman said.
Scoffs, Yes, you dont even need a bank but I dont
think they make beds for coins, Jason said.
Yeah man, how I wish I could shed tears and tears over
you, wipe your screen with pleasures of delighted love,
convicted, muwah-mwah-muah, Norman said and kisses
sounded sensibly through.
Jason eyed the last column, a third match for a high win
while he felt toothy. He hoped for the best win. An unavoidable jackpot clipped the screen. There, that wasnt so
hard, he said and tilted his head and looked to the ceiling
in laughs, Ha-ha.
Meanwhile, All ready man, I was just starting enjoyments and preliminaries, hey this is not fair, now its all
done, Norman said as the light on the machine flashed and
they waited on the chair. Okay man, lets go to another.
Wa-wait, calm down we freshly won, we should go to a
restaurant or some store, hang around and spend time,
Jason said.
Wait, Shaylia said something about not too much

because you can get the securitys attention?
Yeah thats right we should be cautious, Norman said,
nevertheless he had stopped suddenly an unavoidable win
awaited by Jason because of his coin. Well I guess its too
late, Jason said with laughs. They won.
Okay, I got it. Lets finish this out and come back later,
Jason glanced at his watch, 11h04 pm. We should come
back tomorrow. Jason said with serious thoughts as his
mouth tensed straight to quietness.
A hand held a green card and slid into the machines

card reader. Another classy machine full of wild prizes. He
set the screen to the best bet and resulted the lines to
their limits. The spin begun while Jason keenly gawked and
amused through eagerness at whats going to occur.
Now this babe better last longer than the other one,
Norman said and hoped, Mwah-mwah-mwah, he continued where he left off from the last machine.
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Ha-ha, guffaws from Jason who sat in front of another

machine. That was so easy, woo hoo. Bulked up credits
that flew in digital stream. The game gave the double of
the previous amount. Okay-okay I got a good idea, how
about we try for a mild bigger amount on the upper floors?
Not a problem man, Norman said.
He recognized the attendee who walked in strides
through the passageway. Yes, its better to move up,
Jason said to Norman in murmurs as his hand covered
his mouth.
The attendee approached, Hi sir, I see that youre on
a lucky streak, I hope youre enjoying your time, said the
worker in a uniform. I sure am, replied. He opened the
machine, Norman captivated, compared and analyzed
further the equipments simplicity from the x-ray view.
The attendee gave a golden card. With the card in hand
Jason headed to the elevator, Alright, lets go up a levels,
Jason said.
In front of another machine, he read the games instructions and seen the value quintuple compared to their
first jackpot.
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With the golden card inserted, Mooch-mwah-mwahmwah, Norman sounded exclusively to the game, but the
wins of the amounts had dimmed upgrading floors.
This bay-bay is shy on the credits, Jason said.
Hush-sh, dont insult her, give her time, Norman said
Oops thats right, some respect.
No man, she just needs special attention, now zip it
while I talk. Possessively, Norman resumed, Oh you
beautiful piece of appliance, your parts make me wanna
shout your name in my spot, oh darling your glossy bright
window sparkles for another wipeout, mhaw-mhaw
The arms of Jason almost straight on the slanted part
of the front side machine. Wipeout huh, this is good, its
over the previous jackpots added together, Jason said
and had the greatest smile seen, his eyes nearly oval so
much opened.
After the attendee left with his camera for pictures,
Jason credited out, turned, and searched another game
unit. Lets go at that one over there, a big one.
Yeah, theres an idea, I cant get no satisfaction here,
Norman said.
You marvel motoralo of sexy transistors of a valley

deep in my mind, mwah-mwah-mwah.
Yes you appliance of washer and dryer, Jason said.
No man, they fear water but a smiling toaster is warm
see oh yeah darling, see that, she heard me, Norman said
and sighted a little amount credited.
Yes fancy words, Ill let you do the talking, Jason said
though he wanted to help.
Then he heard on the side, Hoo la-la yahoo, the
woman said as Jason eyed the people down the networks
row. Returned faced his screen. Four players happily won a
little and all at the same time.
Norman kept on the beat and kissed, talked while
someone won the jackpot in the network. Jason turned
his head sideways, towards the winner. She had her arms
up and grinned laughingly. It was interesting to see but a
Jackpot only won once, and then it has to start over at zero.
The rack of lights at the machines top flashed, Jackpot,
and the amount won almost a fifty grand jackpot.
So we continue or leave, I think leave, Jason said,
left and walked to a greater network, sat and entered the
plastic card. This looks like a good machine.
Just hope we get it this time man, Norman said and
got ready to prevail.
So here are the settings to the machine, Jason
said. Two players at the other end won a little. Any time
Norman. However, the coin was not answering, Norman,
the game is set.
Hold on, Im just praying, Norman said who knew the
bible by copy in all language.
Okay, it dont matter if I lose several times, its a fun
game thats all ha-ha, Jason said and pushed the button.
Therefore the five columns rolled downwards, a perfect
perky illusion, a lively medieval soldier walked across the
Jason sat at a network of machines with the one game

of cake fights, slid in his card and settled the games lines
likewise. Okay Norman, its your go. Cakes with creamy
smiles, puffed gloves and shoes. They didnt consult the
winning lots in absolute combination charts, but marriage
cakes were the jackpot.
Oh, you winning appliance, my circuits are warming up
to your melting connections, Norman said and noticed
Jason had one hand on the panel buttons. Jason, your
other hand, put it on the machine, Norman saw the hand
join the other as one pushed the button. Meanwhile, Sure
you friendly coin, Jason said.
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screen with feathers on top of his full-face helmet that

angled at nose level. A steel weighty armor, he sauntered
to this high tower of stone. Hair from a window way high to
down the ground, surprised to see the long hair at reach
but his hands slipped, he turned to the viewer. He could
not climb up the silky hair. A too heavy armor and texts
display, Better luck next spin. The princess roped in her
golden hair to the last foot up her round window. Jason
tried to win at this game. Hence, without the fission words
of Norman, nothing could compare the radiant luck to the
appliance forth in the game of money.
Oh sweet bay-bee of a kindness to all love my heart
can do. My sweet lass-pal, when do we get in the kind? A
singularity will make us happen to combine one another,
Norman said and somehow his voice sang the words out.
Together we can be victorious, we conquer this adventure
full of passion and fashion, he said and added kisses in
the graffiti graphics.
They played Soldier Versus the Princess. On-screen
the soldier walked across to the tower then clasped the
hair with a foot on the tower. He tugged and princess held
on to the windows bottom edge. Since his armor overweighed him, he anchored to the ground but he removed
his helmet and the princess slipped and fell. Then the
soldier crouched onto one knee and caught her. However,
her back broke then the soldier looked at the player with
hatred eyes despising.
Hey its a little win, Jason said.
On the next winning spin, a flashed media animated a
medieval soldier who waited at the foot of the tower. He
looked up her window for the princess, when suddenly the
wall demolished from a dynamite explosion and the soldier
flew across the screen. The princess escaped and looked
at the player. When the smoke dissipated, the lot came
obvious to the number seven hundred credits and she had

her arms crossed and proudly smiled in a white dress with
a trail of golden silky hair. Hearts over her head.
Norman made mean kisses for three seconds.
However, at the networks end a player exclaimed,
Finally, an old man shouted muffled and pitched his arms
up and shook them silly. He had tubes up his face. Haa-ha, the old man laughed feebly. Others glanced at him,
some smiled. A hundred thousand had gained but the old
player straightened his arms in the air, upwards the ceiling.
He felt toothy but therefor toothless.
Some emotion, Jason thought sighting the old man.
The old man gibbered some words and agitated his
arms up, Halleluwaah, the old man said, over top of his
head then fell on his back like a book or a cut tree at its
end, timber.
The old man barely had some gray-white hair on his
head. Floored bound and stamped with his arms over his
head. His wife crouch down to him with confusion. Then
she realized the win, glanced the panel and the game
screen then back to him. Sound and lights produced, a
jackpot won.
She exclaimed and crouched to her husband who didnt
move on the floor, You did it, you were right to return here,
we regained everything, the old woman said. But the old
man didnt bulge a breath. For some reason the man would
never have an interest in a single coin, this moment was
the end, sadly said and his body lain dead.
Jason widened eyes and returned to his screen. Norman
had seen the man and detected a reduction of heat. The
infrareds changed colors at his heart level, and no movements seen.
Hes dead, Norman said.
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Right, the man won a hundred grand and there he

drops, Jason said and turned to watch the medics arriving. On the floor, a bag unzipped and a cardiac defibrillator
without the monitor. By the way how can you tell me that
hes lifeless?
I saw his temperature drop in infrared mode, Norman
said and added, Perhaps a sudden cardiac death.
Okay, that does it, Jason said and cashed out while
he thought, Poor woman, she lost her husband, and Im
responsible for the lost. I have seen enough.
Stood up from his chair then walked as he turned his
head and faced the man he killed. Without a word or sound,
on the floor with a slight smile glued to his face like kindly
happy. Nonetheless, this was maybe the best gift a man
could have, and offered his wife only at the last heartbeat.
Its not the same driver but the car looks alike so dont
speak in the taxi, got that?
Yeah man no problem, Norman said.
I cant see what it is, but the driver heard you,
Jason said.
Not a difficult man, I zip it to a whole silence, Norman
said and muted.
A dark night and Jason dangled and limbed like a
zombie, he entered the car and fell face first on the seat.
He told the driver his address then the black striped
pattern of latticed taxi car rolled away from the loggia
attached to the casino. Jason viewed cars while he thought
of which one he should buy after that deal with garage man
at Thrill sales. Used or a new car, he wondered, looked out
the window. The driver looked Mexican. The song on the
radio morphed to, Im all shook up from Elvis Presley.
Suddenly Norman remembered how he died.
Chapter 20
Death Ride
Exiting the casino, the door closed behind Jason. He
searched each side for a taxi.
Hey man, you have near forty grand, you could buy a
new car easy, Norman said.
Yes, youre right about that. Ill pay my dues on the
apartment then go shopping for a car. Maybe I could buy
my car and sell it at the price I want.
There, thats an idea, Norman said. A huge crowd
applauded like a stadium, though only Jason heard.
A cab arrived under the multi-floodlit entry. Jason headed
to the rear door. The stickers on the side reminded him of
the taxi he had saw in Thrill sales courtyard. A different
driver sat at the wheel. He thought of the last doubts from
the other cabdriver.
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Unrolling many calendars away, in the year nineteen

fifty eight, at a dance club when Norman learned about his
fathers car scratched by some bully, with his arms around
Sherry. He had to plan a stealthy escape out of this dance
club including two doors, a frontal exit and out the back.
Norman stepped away from Sherry finishing her dance,
and spoke to his best friend. Skape, go look and tell me
how many are out there, Norman said, then he walked to
Sherry as she had grouped with her friends?
Out in the parking lot he heard, Hey theres the friend of
that rich kid, one of the bullies shouted as Skape turned
around quickly then found his way back into the club. He
thought of a way to create a divergence.
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Norman had his arm around Sherry. The music played

as they spoken. Sherry Ive got to bring you home if you
cant make it. Can you get a ride, Norman said?
Im comin with you Norm, Ill just have to call my dad,
Sherry said.
Yeah, Ill go tell Skape that were leaving, just stay
here, Norman said then looked for his friend who talked
with his gang, inside the club.
Norman the penny in his old self wanted to stay near
Sherry, classic Norman turned, his face appeared in the
back of his head, kept eyes to Sherry, plus he had four
arms. Like a clone or a double. Vintage Norman continued
walking, but had the reversed twin image to split out, and
Norman sought to stay neighboring Sherry but separated
from the classic Norman who walked the opposite way
towards Skape. Like walking away from a mirror. The two
spaced apart and Norman the penny eyed Sherry and took
steps towards her however, slid backwards like his vintage
body pulled magnetically. Sighted Sherry with her friends,
but everything shrank in penny Normans view throughout
and glided in reversed returning and seen himself getting
closer to insert back in his vintage body.
Yeah man Ill go get Sherry, classic Norman said.

What, Skape said?
Sherry wants to leave, Ill take her home.
I get yaw, take the back door, go around and wait for
the squeal of tires, Skape said, and after he turned to the
gang of four, Race time, they said with a high five to one
another, slap.
Norman headed towards Sherry and thought during his
walk. Hed take the back door with her, around the corner
along the club side, and wait for the car races to begin.
Tires would squeal.
Skape stayed inside so they dont suspect something. At
the last moment, the gang understood avoiding the bullies
sight so they dont suspect anything. A gang member would
tell Skape or give a sign about the race agreement.
Scape arrived.
What is it, Norman said?
Hey Ill just hang around with you guys, Skape said.
Meanwhile he glanced to the front door then waited for
a signal.
Stick around, one of Sherrys friend shouted calmly
moving her short fluffy skirt swirled sinuously like a
Spanish young woman. Skape eyed at her and the frontal
entrance at certain moments.
Theyre around his fathers car, Skape said to his

friends, they had grouped, then stepped closer. Norman
inside vintage Norman walked to see what they decided or
what the plan had advanced to. Meanwhile penny Norman
turned to Sherry at the other end of the club, another face
on the side of his head.
Alright, one of the gang agreed to the escape as
vintage Norman with virtual Norman, arrived to join the
crocus. So whats up Skape, classic Norman said.
Theyre going to ask them for races, that will drag them
away from your dads car, Skape said.
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Out the club, a car awkwardly revved throttle like the

engine could sound better otherwise. Friends of Skape surrounded the noisy smoking assembly of black noisy curvy
tin. Another automobile aside started the engine and did
the same with the gas pedal. Dirty ground dust had risen
in air from the muffler as young people around backed off
from leaning on the car. Strategically, it lured the bullies.
They heard rumbled engines then curiously walked towards
the low altitude cloud surrounding the angry muscle car.
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Down to this night, lights showed the tense filth of dry soil,
and smoke rolled up against the shack curling from the
clubs fascia and soffit.
The bullies leaned on the car window and worded out to
the driver. Thats it, youre just gonna stay in the lot and
stutter throttle like that? The bully said, looked at his bad
gang that laughed behind, then Skapes friend said, Are
yaw in for a race?
Besides and henceforth, that was it, the plan of Skape
worked luck-wise. One person from the gang had signaled
in the club. Norman felt a hand on his shoulder as his
best friend blasted some whispers into his ear. Okay,
take Sherry out and around, wait for the tire squeal, and
good luck.
Take care man, Norman said and grasped Sherrys
hand, Lets go out the back door for a change.
She nodded.
What are we waiting for, we can go, Sherry said?

Sherrys face loomed as he touched lips. Norman pulled
the keys out of his pocket and watched the racers after
they kissed, as they were ready to take off at the start line.
A girl held flags in each hand in the middle front of
two cars, stood and held up the sticks with white shirts
as flags.
Engines roared, but at the club, the sound had echoes.
Norman waited for the sheer start, as he knew the people
would have their attention to that gully spin. His hand held
the car key tighter.
The girl in middle of the cars set for a race agitated
sticks tied with shirts and flagged down as the engines
revved ready.
Sherry didnt have a clue what went on and wondered

as they waited at the club side, in sight of the car of
Normans dad.
Why are we so quiet, Sherry said as peepers of frogs
near poplars trees? Along the sidewall outside the club,
stealthily they slowdown before the front corner. Norman
spied on the bullies walking towards the race cars two
hundred feet away. Sherrys back against the dark wall.
He looked at her and pointed to the visible scratch
on the car. Those bullies did that to my dads car after I
punched one out.
She looked, You say so, Sherry said and saw an interrupted paint line on the convertibles reflection, So, what
do we do now, and turned to him?
Theyre gonna race, we just have to hop in, and leave,
Norman said near whispers.
Shrieks of tires to scream and hasty sheer start, Quick

lets get in the car, Norman said. They ran towards the red
convertible shaded scratched car, Norman opened her door
then jumped from the back seats, hopped to the wheel.
While virtual Normans attention lagged watching the
races dragging to his vintage body.
One of the bullies stayed and turned around to grin at
the young women behind him and sighted the red car with
Sherry inside. Backup lights over the asphalt.
Thats the kid, a bully shouted. Thats the kid, thats
the kid, but nobody paid attention to him, the racers sped
up behind the bully.
Meanwhile Norman with Sherry crossed the middle-ofthe-road in reversed gear. Norman put in drive gear, the
wheel threw gravel and smoke raised. The road drew
straight in the rear-view mirror accelerating. Viewed rectangle, the bully shrank while entering his car.
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My dad is going to ask why I came home earlier, its

like he wants me home on time, never early or late, Sherry
said in the convertible? Soon the car hit the speed limit.
Norman at the steering still preoccupied with the rearview mirror while he heard Sherry in the passenger seat
who spoke.
Yeah Sherry, Norman said and did not see lights, he
calmed and assured himself.
My dad wants me on time, never late or early.
My dad worries of the car, thats all he ever thinks of,
car-car and cars.
Norman, do you want me to stay with you then I
walk home?
No, its okay Ill drop you off.
Norman held her hand and wind blew at her battling
hair. He turned his head and glanced at the mirror, turned
to her, but then returned to the rear view mirror as he saw
headlights. They enlarged fast, a great speed. They got
closer and closer, nearer and nearer, bigger and bigger in
the rear-view mirror. Norman pressed gas, acceleration but
the headlights kept the same enlargement gradually. They
sank in their seat, and the needle of the speedometer
climbed up to the near seventy two clicks. To squinting
headlights grew as wide as the mirror. From bumper-tobumper, the collision moved Sherry.
Whats going on Norman, Sherry said and had wider
eyes than ever?
Its the guy I punched out, Norman said, turned his
head twice to Sherry.
Hits the bumper, and the red car replaced after Norman
slightly adjusted the steering. Banged then sheered.
Norman, Norman, Sherry said with a squawked
voice, fearsome as the collision had changed her facial
expression frightfully. There she looked worried, big eyes.
Virtual Norman, like a ghost, peaked at Sherry. His head

appeared upside down at the brake and gas pedal, like a
head to toe change, his runners at classic Normans head.
Slow down youre going to fast, virtual Norman said while
grasping a leg at the ankle. But this matter had nothing
moving. Hummed sound heard like magnetism.
Headlights enlarged, hits again as they approached
under the mirrors view then they glided to the side. Toward
the off-road. Virtual Norman stood on the road seeing
the crash.
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Norman, are you sleeping, Jason said?

Norman stepped out of his three-dimensional window.
Insight of the main window, the coin saw the buildings driveway.
You cant be sleeping, Jason said.
Im okay man, were outta the taxi. Sorry, I just remembered how I died and reviewed the event in real time loops.
And you remember it all, Jason said?
Yeah, its all here in my VR window, its like I was there
back in my shoes with my darlin Sherry. She had her seat
belt on but not me. You see, I left her that night.
What did it look like a video or something? Jason said
as he opened the door that led to the stairs.
Yeah, its like a real playback but I kept diving into
myself and felt what happened, its like reliving it. All this
memory feels like yesterday, but clearer than I could ever
remember, Norman said.
The wooden stairs echoed as Jason bounced, hopped,
and once up to the second level, Did you try something else?
Yeah, I tried to but I just slipped out of myself and
looked at me. Then when I got too far it pulled me like
a magnet. Its like my body vacuumed me, well my old
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self, it was strange, well is, Norman said and saw the
door of Jasons apartment. I replayed it over nine thousand times.
from that door shut. Maybe if that door noise works, he

thought. He looked at the green man, but the last electric alarm rang loudly. She awoke, Diane opened her eyes
and then from one side of her nose she sighted the exaggerated mad grin under his black hair of the green man.
She slanted her body on her elbow and cleared her ear
as if there was some bug at her ear, her body curved and
flinched up, then sat.
Gasped, Justin, Im awake, Diane said.
The kid stepped quickly towards his green guy, and then
his mother caressed Justins head. He smiled as she gazed
slightly down. Youre getting better and better, Diane said
as she noticed the effectiveness, how dream world didnt
last that long. Yet recalled the first time he woke her a
certain morning. The thick blankets left the mattress and
the pillow too. Efforts he had proved as he thought the
muscular green figurine would have made him stronger.
Chapter 21
Good Morning
Buried in blankets, little Justin heard the first clock pulsed
in chirps. Opened eyes while the expression to his face
lifted his forehead then opened his mouth as he knew
a second clock would ring. He sat swiftly and stretched,
looked at his hand opened palm towards the window, but
blurred then focused its sight. Yawn, he did. Hands opened
and arms straight down, heels reached far ahead of him
down against the mattress, he lightly dragged his butt on
blankets, at the end hopped off to the foot of his bed. He
fell to a crouch then stood. Grabbed his green man then
headed the way out of his room, he opened the door accentually, chirps of the clock raised louder as he approached
his mothers room. Last time he brushed and scribbled the
special toothbrush at her toes.
He walked in his mothers room and put in place the
mad figurine face front of his mothers eyes. Made his
green man rest to face the sleeping beauty. The small
hand grasped the clock then slowly approached the mothers ear, she slept at the edge of her double bed. His hand
held the morning wake device at her ear. It stopped, the
time ran out as no more rings. The next alarm rang but
differently. Justin eyed as he turned his head then took the
buzzing clock. As if the ear disconnected from the rest, no
reaction had made move mother. Justin gently deposited
the clock on her ear. He went towards the door and closed
it. He turned back and looked at his mother if she moved
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In the entrance, the grandfathers clock about to dingdong with fifteen minutes in advance, enough time to ride
Justin to his friends house and then to work for mother
Diane, left the townhouse.
Across the street, viewing the townhouse, a large blue
car in reverse out the garage as the widespread door
descended gradually. Few cars passed on the left as Justin
asked, Mom, the mother answered, Yes dearest son,
glanced in the rear-view mirror.
How was last night?
It only went great, we had a good time, kind of funny
too, the mother said, We didnt talk much and after
meanly eating we each went back home, Diane thought.
Is he going to come home, Justin said?
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No, I dont think so, the mother said. In his seat Justin
turned and faced out the car window. Diane glanced in the
mirror and looked at her sons face. He seemed sad about
something, he gazed outside. She knew precisely though
useless to talk about.
After we get home were going to walk downtown,
Diane said with an eager voice.
Yea-ey, Justin had his arms up and his legs straightly
lifted off the seat. His big smile convinced the worried eyes
in the rear view mirror. The mother regained her smile.
Although, he was right to feel that way and he wasnt to
blame for missing a father.
Im only out of luck, Diane thought and struggled with
her thoughts.
However in Dianes mind, Date after date, a friend
and another, yet a couple then split. A retention of time
then a period before ready set go to another date, after a
date. Then elsewhere as not far at the other end and to
from there somewhere over fair. A new start, nonetheless
formerly confusion. A relation isnt sure to last and conflicts, me this and you that; me that and you this through
that after this. Divorce? Principles, ways and positions of
tedious minds as money spoils love and hope. Blindness
as the beautiful days and health could fool any pirated
primates, hacked the tack? Monkeys they are? Bluntly,
the disadvantages and expectations to this friendship
had dumped out in the blue, arrogantly. Then a marriage
arrives, break up, split and splat out throughout the memorys turn. Rubbished emotions to follow the end shadowed,
rain and no date. Pours to no more, the terminal of the
love trains destination derailed in the ditch afore arrival
to the station. Love biased on the side like a sick beast
in feast to the east as the planet spins to the next day.
Time. The erosion and rust built on the engines mammals
heart as new flowers grew around the heavy pounds, to

no bound. Then try a date or a debate? Circle of instincts
as the memories fade and the victims of the love trap. A
chapter written on the side of a wheel as every turn goes
to a full rotation, the words of hurt hits down. Or a pessimist paragraph comes to have contact with the real solid
ground, slows down the revolutions. Ends spun to no fun
like grim gum, sticky and stretchy that once was yum. The
book falls flat and the words bounce to another, maybe
a date? Zip it or perhaps a tape on the mouth. Never ran
to a clan as a fan, a mans band, banned to no tan. No,
know not the rum in this belly to rummy scary my baby.
Aggravated it gets, irritably, thought Diane?
Out of her mind. The mother slowed and decelerated,
braked and turned in a driveway. Justin detached his seat
belt before the car stopped at his friends house. He slid
down his chair in the rear car seat, stood and walked
slanted to the window and looked at the landscape and
grass decorations. His mother sighted in the mirror and
quickly turned back to glance at the opened rear door.
Justin shut the car door and ran towards the house. Justin
dont forget to knock first, Diane said carrying her speech.
His friend whos a little taller opened the door of the
house, looked at the mother in the car and waved. Good
day Justin, she hollered, waved back.
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Chapter 22
Good morning II
The cell phone rang the salad theme song of
Normans game.
Meanwhile, When he is gonna wake up, some
manners? My dad always said to wake up early youll
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have a guarantied future. He told me to have at least a

quarter day of sleep, but half of twenty four hours is gibberish. I could scream alls I want but he wont hear me,
Norman said.
As he saw Jason slumbering in his bed, the penny had
daylight brighten from the windows blue curtain shined
through and some snorted randomly. Far from the dynamic
lightings of yesterday at the party. He reviewed the
morning in a window at a fast-forward rate which only took
a moment. Need sleep I see, Norman said.
The cell phone rang the salad theme song of Normans
gambling game.
He doesnt even hear the phone next to me, Norman
said. Then he hacked the cell phones volume. Switched
the ring to the loudest and switched ringtones. Not bad,
not bad his feet are moving.
Jason woke then turned to reach for the phone with a
confused face. He answered, Yah-yes, he said.
Hi is Jason there, a sweet voice said?
Erm hi, who is this, Jason said?
Online wish hearts here, are you Jason? A splendiferous and fancy female voice said.
Yah, yes speaking.
Its the delivery guy, he just called me and said he cant
find your address. You have a box of toys from wish hearts.
Toys, I didnt order no toys, I didnt order anything.
Toys excuse me, I mean sex toys. Oh, hold on
mister, the sweet female voice said. On hold, paused
the conversation.
What, I didnt, hello?
Im back mister, the deliveryman just told me that hell
leave the box on the streets sidewalk, is that fine with
you? I hope its not an inconvenient.
No dont, I did not order that you got the wrong guy.
But sir you must have ordered because my screen displays in delivering procedures.
No you must have the wrong guy, thats impossible. My
credit card got cut in half.
But its free mister since you have won the contest of
the sexiest comment online of wish hearts.
What, a comment, Jason said?
Yes a comment, you classified into the best comments
and won the winning prizes from our judges decision.
Jason with a worried face looked out the window as
he tossed the rippled curtains. Hello, sir? He scout the
sidewalk down then the opposite direction of his window.
On the second floor window, he peaked for a box. Oh crap,
if someone sees my name on that box, he thought. But
that isnt true, you have the wrong client there, Jason said.
Norman took a deep voice, Its about time you wake up
Jason, a low pitch devilish voice said.
What the heaven is that, Jason widens eyes and
gawked at the cell phone? The number calling with crazypenny displayed.
He stared at Norman, the necklace, the penny, the coin
glued to a chain near the lamp on the table. Next to the
phone, glared while he slid and stumbled on his socks.
Skid a step stomped his foot went, Norman, was that
you, Jason said? He approached his table with the digital
clock beside the lamp. The cell phone rang. Yes hello,
Jason said uncertainly.
Jason, you have work piling up at this journal house, a
welcomed and grumpy voice said.
I get back to work I mean I got my job back?
Sure yeah, we havent had a good and honest worker
in years. You can come back when you want. But make it
quick because it is up to the ceiling and soon the pile will
slide down, the grumpy voice said.
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Well sure but Ill take the week to think about it,
Jason said.
The boss hung up immediately, after Jason looked at
the phone, Blocked number, the phone displayed. He
wondered, I have my job, Jason said, gazed and smirked.
About to put clothes on the phone rang. Yes hello,
he said.
Get up in the morning you lazy freaking friend, the very
low voice said through, and then, Clop, hung up.
I knew it was you Norman, Jason said, picked up the
chain necklace on the table and wore it around his neck.
Ha-ha, mockery laughter, That means the boss wasnt
true right?
The cell phone rang. Im not picking up because I know
it is you.
You should answer, its your mother, Norman said, as
he viewed his virtual reality phone services hack screen.
Then Jason looked at the screen of his cell phone. Oh,
it is, Jason said and picked up.
So how do you want bah-x-them the morning, Jasons
mother said? But interrupted.
Its you again Norman, how about I pick you up and
swing you around out the windows?
Jason, its your mother speaking, punitively toned,
But if you want to dance Ill do no in-box, Jasons mother
said however, her voice cut.
Do know in what box?
You know do-bocks not eggs stuff, she said thru the
line glitches.
Norman, Im not falling for that again, Jason said.
I dont understand what youre saying there.
What, you think I dont know its you Norman, Jason
said and hung up.
Oops, sorry I got you into this mess, want me to fix that
up for you, Norman said?
Jason thought, gawked at the phone. Youre kidding
right, Jason said.
Im serious man, that was your mother, Norman said.
Jason had pushed the screen for his mothers number,
Yes son boy, she said. He recognized her voice
sadly sounded.
I was kidding, Id love to dance mom, Jason said and
grinned but not for long.
Thats sweet my boy, she said near sobs.
No-no-no, its not what you think mom.
You said Norman and falling, what do you want me
to think?
You see, we were playing around with the phone and
Ill call you back later my boy, Jasons mother said.
Clop, she hung up.
I can still fix that, Norman said.
Jason frowned, No, you stay out of that. Okay, Ill tell
her the truth about Norman, the coin hmm, nope she wont
believe me. Ill tell her my boss called and I got excited.
Hmm, nope that gets worse because shed think Id be
sucking up to her. Oh, I got it, Jason said. Pushed to call
his mother.
Son boy, she said.
This morning the cell woke me with a prank call, then
the phone rang and I thought it was that caller again but it
was you.
With my voice, Jasons mother said?
Yeah a similar voice.
But you said Norman.
Yes well the caller said it was Norman, but then he
wanted to buy my couch and asked for my address.
Oh okay, so youre not gay, Jasons mother said slowly.
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Yes, I mean no, Im not what youre saying there,

Jason said.
I feel better now that I hear that, she blew her nose
with dynamite.
Hi Jason mwah-mwah-mwah, Norman said sluggishly.
Who was that, Jasons mother confused?
Im just kidding youre son isnt that dont worry, Im
heading to work doe, Norman said and faded away to a
door that shut.
Who is that Jason, the mother insisted?
Its a friend heading to work, Jason said grimaced sideways.
Oh, okay well so, the mother said.
Yes mom its a coincidence with all those calls.
Im going to let you go, I was going to invite you for a
breakfast thats why I asked how you want those eggs in
that carton box, she said and laughed? Youre still my
little Jason.
Yes that is nice mom, listen I have to let you go Ive got
a date for today.
A girl this time, kidding, she said as a pig oinked.
Yes mom its a woman, are you on a farm?
While she talked a hen clucked, Ah thats my Jason, is
she nice?
Yes mom I have to go, a chicken, Jason said mixed-up.
My son have a good day and date I have to go back to
my, a horse neighing.
Where what, Jason squinted?
A cat meowed, Ciao bye.
Chapter 23
Taxi Thrill Talk
Before Jason entered the taxi, a pigeon stood in the

middle of the door about a foot away. He opened the door
slowly and the pigeons feathers cleared the door while
ducked. Jason took a larger step, entered.
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Jason opened the glass door and entered, Thrill Sales.

The glass door shut behind him. He had a strange serious
face and dressed in a pair of slacks with a white T-Shirt.
Yes hi, Jason said to garage man who watched him,
Hello fella, what brings you here today?
Im here to buy my car, Jason said.
Perfect, Ill check and see the status, garage man said
pronouncing a sharp Eck.
Hopefully, You didnt sell it already, Jason said.
Sighting his computer and the desk trembled from typing
on the keyboard, Youre still the cars owner perfect,
garage man said.
Well then how much, Jason said?
Prices always go up, garage man said.
A couple grand, he said?
Garage man focussed his computer screen that shook
like an earthquake typing. He glanced a few times to the
inquired person, then he spoke, Oils and filters changed,
brake fluid, power steering, coolant, spark plugs, new tires
muffler and catalytic converter, and then you came in time I
was going to take your name out.
At what price are you going to sell it, Jason said?
Ten four, hows that, garage man said?
I copy, well thats too much.
Roger that, you wont get it today then, garage
man said.
Over, Im out of here.
Perfect!
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A taxi braked to a stop in front of Jason walking inward.

A hundred pigeons landed in his way. He looked down,
opened slowly the door and the pigeons cooed throughout.
He took a step back and then dove hoveringly to the seat.
Appeared in the taxi while in air, hands over his head, flew
to the other door.
Khile watched carefully his worker and asked, Are you

sure of that, he said and slightly turned his head through
his eyes that fired his face.
Yes, I am sure of it, nodded.
What did he say, Khile said?
Fewer words than a few, he wanted to go to this garage.
What garage?
I think its Thrill Sale, oh and he left me a big tip.
That strange garage man, huh Im curious of how he
does it alone, Khile said.
Khiles face enlarged in the view. He thought of the
client driven to the casino. A strange voice he had heard in
his head, with a hand in front of his mouth. Thrill sale you
say huh?
Inside a cab booth, the view shrank a bronze pin with

Khile Argentaes name engraved. Bulky belly on his chair,
wore a beret hat and waited for a call in the taxi office. He
replaced his hat and struggled, I have to lose some weight,
Khile said. His brown jacket hung aside him as his rough
voice had short echoes to the other taxi driver who came in
the station. He closed the door and looked for a chair.
Nodded, I heard the strangest sounds on the radio,
the employee said and then sat.
Khile fixed his hair and hat, You listen to the radio too
much, he said.
The radio played fine until I picked up this client. I heard
a second music. I changed channels but the other tune
kept playing retro music, and it was like equal at each,
ears but narrow more like, behind my eyes, the employee
said and gazed, showed teeth and had plenty.
Ha-ha, you must of followed a car emitting that, it
happens, Khile said.
But I heard humming like someone sang, I checked in
my rear view mirror and ask the client in the back seat, and
he said it wasnt him. Then I heard him mumbling something hiding his mouth, and then I heard a shot gun, no
more music played, it was the end, like he killed the music
in my head, the employee said with wide dark eyes.
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Jason entered a taxi in the courtyard of Thrill Sale.

Where to, the driver said?
I need a car, take me to a dealer, Jason said. Cooed.
What do you think of a car made from this country,
Indian cabdriver said?
Yeah take me there, I think Im getting a new red horse.
Cooed. The taxi rolled out of the entry of, Thrill Sale.
Oh I see, is that going to be your first ordinary red
devil machine.
Yes thats it, Jason said. Cooed.
I know where to bring you then, Indian cabdriver turned
into the merge of the freeway.
Jason slid over the sidewalk with his new sports car and
turned to the street as the traffic streamed across.
Hey buddy arent you impressed by this new dash,
Jason said?
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Man, I had the pictures in three-dimensional before you

drove it. Right when you said red horse I searched and had
a little deduction, car color and brand. I know everything
I need when I want. It isnt the same as it used to since
Neckzees upgraded me. But, its a cool look. Wanna see
dashes to come, Norman said? And he found a hack to
the stack. The middle of the dashboard, a screen displayed
photos. Jason glimpse to the console, a model of a red
horse ahead of time.
Yes, I wouldnt mind having that, Jason said.
Im happy that youre impressed man.
Thanks for making me earn this, and quick, youve
made me a winner, Jason said.
A carillon bell heard, Norman my car needs gas.
and ninety nine cents, the gas station would have a powerful invisible penny per car served.
Ha-ha a powerful penny plus its invisible, you crack me
up, Jason said.
Overviewing twenty five dollars on the pumps panel,
Man, youre not getting it, Ill tell you the answer.
Yes sorry go on its interesting, Jason said.
Twenty eight cent per year times a billion...
Two hundred eighty millions per year, I guess thats a lot
of money, but how wah... where is this getting at?
The nozzle clanked, There, just stop before the zeroes,
the penny said.
Yes this sounds easy, but can I stop before that powerful
invisible penny?
Sure you can include three pennies before the zeroes,
just pretend its a lovely game.
Well that makes it easier, Jason said and stopped at
thirty nine ninety seven. He places handle of the hose on
the pump and shuts the cars gas cap door. While asking,
So how is this powerful invisible penny going to show
into donation?
Man, cant you calculate a bit, the penny said and used
an English accent, Bookkeepers will evidently see the
credit redundancy and make the difference in balancing. At
results they just have to separate for donations, its all done
by software anyway.
Jason watched digits climbing of the gas pump panel, his

right hand held the hose nozzle in the red horses gasoline
chute behind him. Dont forget to stop before zero cent,
the penny said.
Dollars and liters soar digitally passing ten bucks, Even
if I overflow a penny or two, does it matter, Jason said?
It sure does, look at me Im a penny, Norman said.
Whats a penny going to do, tell me, Jason said?
Lots, here Ill explain little one. There are over three
hundred thousand gas stations worldwide and one
billion vehicles circulating. Is that enough or should I tell
you more?
Fleeting fifteen dollars displayed the pump panel, And
over seven billion of population on the planet, where are
you getting at, Jason said mockingly?
Man, they need at least a full gas tank every two weeks
on an average of about twenty eight dollars. If everyone
would stop a penny before the zero, so twenty seven dollars
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They open the glass door exiting the pump station.

How am I going to remember that powerful invisible
penny thing?
Come on man look at that beautiful sexy machine,
imagine shes your world and you have a dazed time looking
at that pump filling up your gas tank.
Sexy, o-kay, Jason said overwhelmed.
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Insight of the casino on top of the steering held by

hands, dashboard and out the windshield to the front,
Yeah man, and were not done the day because were
gonna win some more, Norman said.
They entered the casino with a new outfit and shades.
Nothing updated for Norman as they showed in. Lets
rub those money banks, Jason said. The glass door
closed behind.
He slithered his card in the slot machine.
Chapter 24
Brain Waves
Meanwhile, at the Taxicab station, Khile tranquil in his

chair waited for the phone to ring. Another cabdriver came
in. He gazed down at the chair and sat in front of his boss.
I dont know if Im going crazy but I hear voices, music
and games, I think gambling ones, the cabdriver said.
Alright lemmy guess, you picked up a client at that Thrill
Sale garage, Khile said.
Yah-yah, the cabdriver said.
Where did you drop him off, Khile said?
At the car dealer, he said he was going to buy a new
car. A red horse.
Yeah go on, did he say something else, Khile said?
He didnt say much, he said something that he could
win it back and he had a pigeon.
Huh, this new guy on the nightshift told me he reacted
like an antenna every time he rested his forearm on the
door console, he had sound in his head, Khile said.
Looked away but gawked, A pigeon, he had a pigeon
and it shit on him with a loud spr-ik, with echoed almost
like a nuclear blast, the driver said.
The view zoomed in Khiles face.
The phone rang classic bells, You take that shit I mean
skip Im signing off, Khile said.
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After Jason shook from Thrill Sales plus the new car, a
delicate passion fixed to contrast it all, though it wasnt
heavily much to ask and perhaps a bask. Either way, thats
in the past and agreed forth to the task and a good game
assured the fame to some and worry nor. They sat towards
a game in the row.
Oh you attractive thing, Norman said then told Jason,
You try it man.
Forget that, Im too tired with the excitement from that
new car, Jason said.
I got that, itll be fixed in no time, Norman said and
searched in the files from Neck-Zs, found a brain wave that
added alertness.
Jason inhaled a deep breath then exhaled and he was
wide-awake and certainly concentrated. Yo machine of the
lost love, have mercy on my heart, Jason said then smiled.
Thats good man, excellent continue dont stop,
Norman said.
You burn me to hashes and reset me on fire then my
blood boils over you.
Thats awesome man keep going, Norman said.
Ha-ha, you aint seen nothing yet, Jason said and
peeked behind him as the others watched smilingly. Then
he returned to his screen silently, Go on man, what are
you waiting for, Norman said?
Machine, you sexy machine, you sex machine toy box
and, bah that thing dont even have tits and the rest,
Jason murmured.
Let me show you there, here yaw bay-bay have a kiss,
mwah or two mwah-mwah maybe three mwah-mwah-mwah,
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Norman said. The people around saw the winner of a few

grand. Your go now Jason, come on youre the head of the
house. Gracefully, It dont matter, hmm think of the good
money its gonna bring you, the coin set the brain waves a
little higher.
Jason starts to wipe the box, the appliance, his hand to
the dash and window. Honey, I have something for you, a
piece of my love. Meanwhile, he stood while he got closer.
Have compassion of me and a piece of mind.
Mwah-mwah mwah, Norman added the necessary
passion as the jackpot heard through. Fifteen grand to
this gamble.
Jason blown and stepped away from the behaved graphics screen, eyed up top of the machine then seen the light,
Thats it, thats it we got it, Jason said jovially.
More people had watched the performance though they
clapped to his success.
Elevator doors open from the center, Jason stood in the

middle as he stepped out of the elevator, and the rows
of machines in front. Jason turned and walked as the
machines lined out to his side. Additional people got in
to play as they sat in different places of each row. Jason
looked over at the taller machines over some network with
the decals.
Dont even think that one, Norman said.
How do you know where my eyes are looking at?
I see thru your chin in x-ray vision and focus on your
two crystalline.
Hey youre not going to dose me with radiations,
Jason said.
Dont worry of the cumulative. Its low yearly and plus
its a millionth of a second per picture frame motioned.
That said I can film you at this resolution for a consecutive
year and never add to a CT scan, Norman said.
Meanwhile at surveillance room, a camera focused

on the winner folded in half then on his knees. On his
monitor, the comrade had seen the happening and told
his colleague.
Surprised, Did you see that, the comrade said?
See what, the colleague had eyes to his monitor?
This guy stood up, did something close to the machine
and activated the jackpot light, he won.
Jason sat in front of another special bank.

So I start her up then you take over, Norman said.
Sure, go and do your best, Jason said.
Gurl, lady, woman and forever sensuous lucky electronic programmed engine appliance, electric electronics,
how can I resist you in these laws of physics between us,
Norman said? Credits risen while they won a little, Shes
all warmed up and yours now.
Jason looked around laughing, This is ridiculous, its
a machine.
Okay then I turned the luck down, Norman said and
increased brain waves already high.
Yes, you got me there, Jason said and started to pat
the side though he had more interest in the machine.
While Jason thought of some words to say. More people
sat nearby within machines.
Hey yeah that wasnt so tough man, Norman said.

Yes, youre dirty downright, Jason said and felt cheerful.
Nah youre the one thats dirty, machine with tits.
Yes, lets go up a floor after the serviced attendee.
Last, the attendee locked the machine and gave a platinum card into Jasons hand.
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Game of glamour, dame damour, flame of love, fade

more love, Jason said.
Mwah-mwah-mwah, Norman boosted the claim as he
kept his amusing behavior. People sat in their places and
turned to the man whose words made luck through chance.
Norman saw the hand on the machine slanted panel to
intensify flatters as the credits climbed wildly.
He kept his smile as he turned and looked to each side
and behind him. Folks had watched the winner. Some felt
good as it showed on their faces, they excelled with expressions. Concisely, Jason had thought of more verses.
Norman saw the other hand after hed push the spin
button. There goes Jason who rubbed the moneybox on
each side saying, Thus far is not my heart to win yours and
to continually it isnt exact distant, our bodies are different
but we share and have something in common bay-bay.
All right man put your hands down the panel, Norman
said. During the time Jason spoke Norman kissed. Then a
sock lands on a shoe over the carpeted floor.
Yeah Hee-haa just dont overdo it, Norman said loudly.

The screen shimmered extravaganza, thoroughly gold
sparkled and appeared like fireworks. Dazzled raindrops
fell and faded in and out, the word, Jackpot, the screen
displayed. Victory!
Yeah yes uh-huh man, Jason said. He turned around to
the folks then he stomped to jog in place and kept turning
around, with one arm up he felt like a winner. Yeah yaw
yes, he jumped and his arms went up. A few turns more.
Yeah, uh-huh, yeah, uh-huh-uh-huh, Yeah, uh-huh, yeah,
uh-huh-uh-huh, Norman said.
Meanwhile they laughed at the surveillance, the

comrade scoffed. Check it out, said to the worker next to
him. What is it, the colleague said?
Hes at it again, look, the comrade said.
Huh, youre not kidding.
The light there, its flashing, he won, gazing at the surveillance screen.
On screen, Jason had his bare feet on the slanted panel
for more connection.
I feel like standing on the machine, Jason said raising
his arms and jumped simultaneously while the folks
around clapped.
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Ha-ha, the guys up at the security surveillance saw

him then some laughed to guffaws. Check him out, a
worker stood behind the comrade.
The view approached a part of the monitor and zoomed
in to Khile Argentae the taxi driver. Entrances and exits,
he appeared in front of the glassed doors. He turned his
head, looked each side, stood still, and engaged a way. He
scanned the place as a seeker to find Jason. A hunter to
find this mysterious second voice. He remembered when
he picked him up a few times and drove him to get his
towed Car. Jason had told about his mold in the decreased
bent trend fold in this old bad habit. When Khile heard he
had sold his car and foretold another hed won enough to
get another automobile, a new red horse.
Next we have to go network, Norman said.
Jason was so excited he grinned toothy enough as his
smile maxed across his face and shouted, Woo-hoo, yeah,
hee-woo and woo-hee, arms agitated in the air, he jumped
like a boxer.
Meanwhile, Norman saw his friend outta control. Oh
thats right, the brain waves, he said.
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The brain is nuts wee hoo, the brain is crazy going

yahoo, Jason said with his arms over his head and his
eyes shut tight. He hugged the machine, faced each cheek
on the screen, tong out. Youre mine youre mine bay-bay.
He balanced his basin with monkey sounds and scratched
his arm pit.
Therefore not programmed to control but the coin
noticed and had recorded his hosts health. Cardiac heart
rate, pressure estimation, blood thickness and formulations of iron quantity, nutrition transformation and more.
Neck-Zs files got useful in the performances of health.
Heart rate had changed, his respiration and body temperature increased momentarily. Norman ingenuously cut the
brain waves.
Jason stopped his monkey manner, What just happened, hey that was fun? He calmed right away.
with obvious reasons. On his monitor, he saw nutrition

soon. I can see that you need food, Norman said.
How do you know that, Jason said and inserted his
card in the slot?
I see and hear some air in your gut, Norman said as
the image on the monitor defined shown as the stomach
readied with new hydrochloric acid. I see a bunch of
meters here of your health, Norman said and observed
brain waves that had made consumed more calories to the
body as dinner was needed soon.
Khile the taxi driver walked through the casino assuming

to see every row, and made it up the levels after searching
each floors. He searched for a certain face.
Jason had calmed after the mute of brain waves from
the coin. The attendee gave a card then they searched
for a network. As he went passed by and seen the row of
seven hot games. Jason sat asking, Why are we playing
that machine, someone else is going to win it? He eyed
at each side if there wasnt an old associate with a weak
heart or a person with cardiac problems generally. He didnt
want to harm anyone. He asked Norman about any players
with heart problems and answered negative. He combined
x-rays and infrared and everyone had their normal heart
movement functions and body heat.
Well play this one, I have a plan, Norman said then
turned up the brain waves but a little lower than earlier
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At the casinos surveillance, Jason appeared on the

monitor. Hey, guess who I got on my screen, the comrade
said? Next aside of him the same colleague said, Who?
As he glanced, Oh yeah, that crazy guy. Its getting close
to three oclock.
The people saw Jason who won previously, finished their
game and moved sighting the winner of jackpots.
Khile the taxi driver advanced up a floor to the second
level. The elevator doors opened and he stepped out as
happy as could be. He merely stomped after his steps, a
gallivanted attitude throughout the lift floor room. A floor
transfer? This differed from the yellow cab cars ambience. A treat of the week, he squinted around frontal of
the elevator.
Okay I start man, Norman said, My distributive
cabinet of fruits and barricaded bar can I pop the cherry
blossom blues. Now you go ahead.
Yes, its my turn I got it, Jason said vapidly. He viewed
the screen, inhaled breathily through and had thought of his
verses. You sweet honey crate of a cardboard and dreamy
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mist far away but reach your golden processor through the
chips indeed as I caress the hardware softly warred.
Wow youre getting better at that, lemmy help a little.
Bloomy bang ding flak gunner you to the silicone algorithm
rhythm on engaging pulse a bay-baby shoot you to the sky
of electrons and blunter in the circuits as re-re-re-resistance transistorized another dimension of capacitance
yeah mwah-mwah-mwah.
Meanwhile his hand near the spin button lit. A little
four grand spat and added to the credits. I think we have
a chance, Jason said. Seven games in the gambling
network, only one seat missed.
You treasure slot nibbled you around town on the full
moon and reset your microprocessor machinery synchrony
symphony simply, Norman said.
Woah-ha, a lady at the networks end clapped her
hands as she won, happy and lucky.
Arr, Jason said avidly as his face showed teeth. Then
I take the oil and rub and treat you all over, he glanced
down to the carpet, Even underneath your bottom, I bet
that youre heavy.
Dull, but nice try man, you can degrease your words
later on next try Jason. Now watch me, Norman said and
played a wave clearing his throat. Ahem, you furniture with
the lights shimmer on your top and glamour your shading
beauty, on the gloomy dark red and glossy sparkles,
Norman said.
Woo-hoo, exclaimed the lady at the end.
Shes gonna win it watch, mhaw-mhaw, Norman kissed
continually and Jason decided to dance with his palm on
the deck near buttons, fingers slanted on the panel.
Ha-ah he-e haw-yeah my goodness, the lady said
and won, at the networks far end, shouted as she had
a hundred grand summed in the numbers at the top of

the machines.
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I cant believe it, the comrade said and tapped his

colleague as he murmured.
Thats it Im going down in a few minutes and dance,
the colleague said.
Chapter 25
Eat, Win and Flee
The woman at the end of the network jumped, bounced
then leaped, swung her arms and twisted her body with the
happiest pleased glad face of the day. Slightly, she danced
the twist.
At the surveillance room, Check her out, she won and
the guy kept his shoes. Im going down there and dance,
the colleague said.
After the photographer arrived, Hey credit out Jason,
Norman said.
Yes, Im already growling in there, Jason said.
I can see you have gas air in your stomach, foam.
With all that thrill from Thrill Sale plus the red car, the
harvest is earlier, Jason said.
Khile had visited the sixth floor and headed for
the elevators.
Meanwhile Jason sat and ended his meal in the casinos restaurant. In this bistro they had in sight the rows
of machines, however this time they sat under an open
veranda near the passage. The taxi driver walked passing
from behind them, then they saw his back as he passed by.
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Thats the cabdriver, Jason said with a mouthful finishing

his last bite.
Its like he lost something and that rate of walk, his
body is warmer than others, he must of been walking for
a while, Norman said, whereas on his screen he viewed
infrared bodies.
mwah-mwah. People behind Jason stopped, watched as

they recognized the player that had won previously, they
had followed him vaguely. The coin viewed them in bones
upright skeletons. In x-ray, they stood insight of the fireworks games in a network.
Your go, Norman said.
Do I have to, I mean youre doing well, you happen to
have over a grand, Jason said?
Cmon just for fun man.
Alright, I got it, Jason said, one of the biggest wins of
the level. Bow down my means, have me if you find me
attractive, though this is my way to the pay.
Come on Jason you can do better than that man.
His face scowled with disgust and a truthful speech
was to come. Broadly, you stinking fuse and transistorized squared and lumbered game of no fame, you fat ugly
yellow decorated cheesy lovely box. Youre trapped in the
same program doing the same pitiful lame shame game.
Poor you, baby of the missing links of love, Jason said.
Stop that man, youre gonna make me cry,
Norman said.
Meanwhile the colleague arrived in the network as
toothy as he could. He moved the chair out-of-the-way as
the credits prompted in the counter. Set the screen at the
max possibility to win the best. He stepped back, made
some room in front for a dance.
Good, Ill cuddle you like no one does, Jason said, he
hugged the big appliance and the penny nicked, touched
the glass screen nostalgically. Youre a sweet nothing
hardware and hypothetical software entirely estimated
from my friend the edge of your technology, Jason said,
stepped back and saw ten free spins. Its working, were
going to get it, he said.
The security guards entered the restaurant for a bite,

the colleague tapped the comrades shoulder and said,
Hey, there he is, said, nearly muttered. Then the comrade
said, Yeah thats him alright.
Ill have a drink then, hes finishing his meal, the colleague said.
So you really think you can get lucky right, the
comrade said?
I think, well I got to try that.
Lets go up the seventh and win some more,
Jason said.
You go man, be the guest, Im just hanging around
see, Norman said.
Walking out the elevator on the seventh floor Jason
saw lusters up the ceiling that appeared higher than other
levels. Any game would do the trick, maybe a network
could be lucky if you play alone, Norman said.
Yes, thats right, Jason said while he sat and slid in
his card. The games named, Fireworks Wild, yellowish
with some red, blue and green balloons tied to ribbons.
Silver stars, golden spark of fireworks and blue stripes and
angled candy canes. The big win swallowed three times
the previous amount of the ladys jackpot. A three-hundred
grand was exact, an attractive welcome.
Ill start with the kisses because this baby could
be sassy difficult, Norman said then sounded out the
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Norman had the view in x-ray behind Jason. He could see

everyone out as he spotted the cabdriver. Hes looking
over here, what would it be, he thought?
Energetic moves in the players dance on the side,
the colleague.
Heres the plan man. The cabdriver Khile Argentea is
behind us, Norman said as Jason slightly turned.
Dont look, I estimate sixty percent hell recognize
you and get ready. Well wait until the jackpot win, leave
the machine and head for the stairs. Ill tell you when to
step away.
Newly people arrived to join everyone, while Norman
had collected cell phone numbers. Jason collected most
credits, however some remained in the game for a little
fun. The colleague danced strongly as he stepped methodically and jumped a few times like a bouncy dance.
Get ready man and put your two hands on the slanted
panel, Norman said quickly. Oh youre sexier than any
vendor machine with your window like glazed candies. Your
screen has an extravaganza graphic array of reel that energizes me more than any ore, tore gore the core for a sore
and lore. Mwah, mwah-mwah-mwah. Though he had kissed
perpetually until something happened. On the eighth of the
free spins, the jackpot played loudly and the strobe light
on all the network machines glowed and flashed and the
panel displayed, Jackpot. Winner. Jackpot.
More people had stop as a crowd sprawled around,
merely and nearly blocked the way. Khile dreadfully eyed as
he lost sight of Jason, people passed by. They had grouped
at the front of the games Fireworks Wild as they cluttered
in the place.
His eyes, Norman thought as that cab driver stared
awhile as if something was wrong.
Get ready Jason, the photographer and some attendees should be on their way here. Okay, Im ringing everyones phone behind you, Norman said.
As their phone rang, Khile watched them and the folks
answered their calls. They took a little more room as they
had completely blocked Khiles view. Some people had
their elbows up as they answered. Some let their phones
rang out in a few were unaware of calls.
Norman spoke on automated voice randomly and
independently as they answered. It was time to take the
picture. In the picture, the attendees with the jackpot
winner centered in the networks middle.
In Normans automated voice message, Hi and welcome
to the casino. If youre standing in front of Fireworks Wild,
we suggest you each approach the winner and gather in the
picture for a lively fuller capture. The people blocked the
cabdrivers sight. Half a circle of folks gathered the winner.
Okay now Jason, you leave to the side and keep
walking straight ahead down that passage, we have to
get away from him cause we dont know what he wants,
Norman said. Take the Staff Only Restricted door, it leads
downstairs to the basement. We just need to stop at the
first floor.
How do you know all that stuff, Jason said walking
away of the network?
I have blueprints I mean the plans of this casino, just
trust me.
Ill try my best, Jason said with sincerity.
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Khile within the crowded view of people, partly saw

Fireworks Wild machines of the network arrangement.
However, the player and the voice had left, not in his
spot as Khile realized. He walked through and cringed
thoroughly across the crowd, hustle to tussle meanwhile
everyone held their phones to their ear. Certain individuals hung up and looked at other people around who still
held phones. One had dropped his phone as they listen to
the message that Norman told. Outrageously, the cabdriver
burst through the people and eyed the place for Jason, but
he had vanished.
Khile headed to the main stairs towards the glass
doors at the exit. For sure Ill see him in the parking lot,
Khile thought.
Just forward and pace faster to that tree, that way

youll avoid his angle of sight when he gets out the doors,
Norman said and the glass door closed behind.
But, how do you know?
Internet maps plus geometry calculated in real time,
featured events. Well its the quantum calculator. Over
his head but in sight, a large scalable cube had appeared
in Normans virtual world with a plethora of numbers and
mathematical results plus sentences. Answers after the
cube shuffled like the biggest of the Robiks cube family.
Khile approached the glass doors as he looked around
to see if his target didnt hide somewhere. Arrived in the
entry, he glanced to each direction to see if he wasnt in
the lobby.
Jason, quarter turn to your left and run to your car. This
cabdriver is chasing us.
Jason opened the Staff Only Restricted, door and

stepped on the first floor. Now turn this way and find a
row, go at the end, Norman said.
Got that, I get where were at, Jason said.
Just take your time, I have his phone to my tracker
monitor. He just entered the main stairs. He is thirty
seconds behind at this walk rate. Stride like you usually do
and move forward, but dont look back. I can see him now
in my x-ray monitor, Norman said.
How do you know its him, Jason said with confused doubts?
I noted his body proportions and his beret hat helped
and his skeleton dimension in the x-ray view. Now hes out
of the main stairs trust me, but dont look behind in case
he notices you. Ill tell you when to run to your car, Norman
said and observed, he didnt slow down as he bounced his
walk with long paces swiftly.
Jason reached the glass doors of the exit, pushed one
door in the lobby, Now you see that tree, at your two
oclock, Norman said. He referred a tall pine tree far over
a curb of an exit route.
Yes, Jason said after he turned to look each side
under the loggia.
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Khile recognised the runner crossing in the parking lot.

As the door hissed and shut behind, his forehead dripped
from sweat and his breathing lacked oxygen. At eleven
oclock from the exit Khile ran for his cab. Their trajectory
formed a triangle, Khile had the hypotenuse meanwhile
Jason ran in the opposite way from the adjacent direction.
They formed an angle going out the casino.
Hes out now and heading to your car. I can see a cab
parked aside yours, run faster Jason. In sprints as the
glossy red horse car enlarged in the view.
They both pulled out their keys with remotes. Jason
reached his car first, entered. Khile unlocked his door and
jogged to the red horses window. Jason started the engine
as the cabdriver laid his hands down on the drivers side
window frame.
Hey, I have to talk to you, Khile said breathily with
exhaustion as his face had a reddish appearance. Jason
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touched the chrome switch with his finger ready to roll

down the window.
Meanwhile Khile heard, Yeah roll down the window and
see what he wants, Norman said.
Khile widen eyes as he gawked at the penny on the chain
around Jasons neck. The voice reminded Khile of when he
was in-service at the wheel with Jason who sat in the car
and didnt move lips. The voice audibly and clearly heard
in the head, not from the ear, reflecting in the window while
Jason sat in the drivers seat.
Leave, hit it, step on it man, Norman said. I think he
heard me.
Khile banged on the window, Wait, wait. Glanced at
Jason and the penny.
Tires squealed as the red car accelerated. Khile ran to
his cab hurrying, a chase he decided unavoidably and he
wanted that coin.
Jason glanced in his rear-view mirror, he saw the taxi
door shut.
Rolled across the Parking Street that led to the citys
road. Jason looked in his mirror as he saw a yellow cab
far behind three cars. A stop sign and four cars blocked
the way.
The irritated out of breath cabdriver about to catch up,
rightfully and chubby gassed speeding the cab. In the front
a car turned left. Norman detected a mod chip and tuned it
ready when the time is right.
Stay calm Jason, theres no need to panic here.
He can just follow you. Do you know a friend downtown,
we could hide there?
Yes, but hes near the city in a building.
Theres the luck.
Cars passed on the other lane.
Chapter 26
Sick and Numb Lip
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Meanwhile Jason won at the casino, Diane arrived early at

the school. The teacher drew on the blackboard the characteristics of a human anatomy but the blackboard fell on
her foot as she said, Pull the pen pull-pull-pull the pen.
Justin saw his mom and walked to his bag with the book
of drawings as he stuffed everything in his schoolbag.
The mother smiled at the teacher in pain holding her foot,
while she waved. Justin dawdled pace slowly to his mother
already crouching and then he hugged feebly. Are you okay
my Justin, Diane said? Then little Justin nodded weakly
and without words with low eyelids. She guessed he ran
a fever. Stood up from a crouch, clung his hand. They got
outside, Mommys going to drive you to the doc so he can
see what is wrong with you.
Diane had a great day at work, clients left with several
furnitures of all kinds. The doc will take care of you baby.
At the clinic, sight of their shoes up to knees like the

camera positioned on the floor, the doctor opened the door
of his office. Diane and Justin followed in, but the little
one advanced unwillingly, he paced through and entered
the room lazily, he dragged his feet. The rooms door had
shut close. After a moment, it reopened, they walked out
as Justin reluctantly stepped out of the inspection room.
Dragged his feet.
So you say its a flu, Diane said.
Thats exact, he needs some rest and sleep, said the
doctor and handed her a prescription for the drugstore.
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She tried to read the scribbles as it looked gibberish.

She knew that they didnt have trouble at the pharmacy
to read the prescription. Asking was maybe a waste of
time as these pills might be something new and good,
Diane thought. You are going to rely on your green man
right Justin.
Huh, right mom, Justin said slowly and thinly.
Have a nice day miss Krogers, the doctor said and
smiled at the young one.
Good afternoon doc Watson, Diane said.
a gal walk as she gazed the horizon. The pharmacy wasnt

far. The fluffy clouds sparse in the sunny sky this afternoon.
Shades approached as a calm wind pushed white cumulus.
Once in the car they drove to Nemnis the babysitter.

They walk under the house porch at her door, Diane
knocked as she held Justins hand.
Nemni opened smilingly, Hi miss Krogers, how
are you?
Im good thanks, Justin is running a fever and I need
you to keep him a short while, I have to drive around town
and get the prescription, with that I have to go to the
dentist too.
No problem Ill take him. Nemni said and reached,
Come in Justin, gave a hand down to the sick slow kid.
Hey, Justin said then he grabbed a few fingers from
his baby-sitters hand and entered.
Thanks Nemni, I owe you one, Diane said.
Lively, Its not a problem and my pleasure, Nemni said.
Later Justin baby, Ill be a few hours, Ill come back in a
short time, Diane said.
Bye, Nemni and Justin said.
After Dianes appointment at the dentist, she walked
along the sidewalk near the middle of the part of the city.
She wore loose beige pants with a blouse with frills. The
frills wiggled and her hair caught the breeze, back straight
down. A purse also, and her shoes knocked each step to
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Viewed from the sidewalks far side, Diane seemed like

a dot. The buildings on each side had totaled equal floors
and compared to a twenty story level short little skyscraper.
A river visibly far.
Diane who only had a dentist appointment entered the
pharmacy for medications.
Excuse me, Diane said, she asked a woman dressed
like a hostess for the cold alley. The hostess glimpsed at
her lip. She slurred her words, Where are the medications
p-for sp-flu, oopfs sorry, Diane said flatulently?
Taxi to the alley before the last lanes end of this runway, right turn and you should find them on the second right
shelf, have a nice flight, the hostess said. She blinked
speaking as something seemed in her eye. Thanks-pfr
lady, oup-pfs sorry, Diane said and walked by the hostess,
she turned while Diane passed, wiped her cheek.
Enjoy your flight, the hostess said, returned her hand
for extra wipe, a long lasted drop.
Chapter 27
Up The Fight
The taxicab didnt leave Jasons rear-view mirror, he
glanced. They had arrived near the town center as he kept
in mind his friend. Yep-yup, Jasons friend answered
the phone.
Yes Barn, mind if I visit?
Sure. I have to go down pick up a pizza at the restaurant
yup, Barn said, a scrawny guy with a huge impossible wig.
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Alright bye.
Thats it yup, Barn said and ended call.
I see your friends building at two thousand feet and
that is from the internet tracker if youre about to ask,
Norman said.
Im thinking of how far that taxi would follow me, its
like he knows something, Jason said? I took his cab
many times while I played and lost at the casino. I had
money issues but I suddenly I got this new car. Anyway he
looked down at you when he had his hands on the door in
the casinos parking lot.
Im sure he heard something, Norman said.
Its not every day you see a great jackpot like that.
Man, Im almost sure statistically he knows. The red
horse passed and the not too far behind cab car followed.
Your cars ECU is tweaked for performance, go around the
building and try losing him, the penny said.
Surprisingly, What, you tuned my car, thats wild, Jason
said, power sports wheels right turned sharply around the
corner of the block of Jasons friends building. After a
quick glance he noticed the taxi distanced a bit more than
last sight in the rear-view mirror.
The quantum calculator cube shuffled over Normans
head, Check this out, go pass that car in the front of
him then and break until twenty miles per hour to slow
him down.
Right on, is this one of your tricks, Jason said?
Yeah, it has to be timed to work, as he sighted the
RPM heighten freely for a lower gear, and then a car passed
on the right side. He returned the right lane as he braked,
slowed speed and the other car behind, decelerated excessively. I tell you when to hit the accelerator.
What, is he doing, Khile said as he approached the

car behind Jasons red horse? Khile looked left but a cars
occupied that lane. The cars in front of Khile slowed drastically. The two cars have joint side by side. The cabdriver
embarrassed with two slowpokes in front. Another vehicle
appeared on the left lane. On next lane a car decelerated
next to the taxi, but Khile couldnt change lanes.
Go for it, hit it, speed up, youll be able to right turn on
the yellow light, Norman said.
How do you know the timing of them lights, Jason
said accelerating?
I hacked the surveillance street cameras for the
timing, Norman said as the red car rushed around the
corner, turning right.
Harsh, move you lost driver, Khile said and had two
cars at the intersection in his sight, they stopped. Khile
took a shortcut cutting the corner, turned right to the grass
then hopped rolled over the curb, sidewalk, flowers and
greens shortcutting the corner then down from the sidewalks curb.
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Meanwhile, We tried man, Norman said. Oh wow,

Jason said, stunned while looking in the rear-view mirror.
Sighted the cab car absorbing bumps, suspension rumbled
over the sidewalk and turned down the cement curb. The
yellow car joined the lane behind.
For sure we know hes after us, Jason said and then
sped up. The cab in the mirror proved how determined, like
a one-track mind.
Jason, I have another one, are you listening?
Yes, Ill try my best.
Hit the brakes, hes to bumper to bumper your car
soon, Norman said and seen the cab car enlarging. Keep
breaking to a stop, set gears in park.
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Before the car stopped, Okay, step out of your car and
wait for him in the front over the grass, he should get outta
his car too, Norman said and selected loudmouth function.
Jason raised, stood out and walked in front of his red
horse. He saw the cab car slowed to a stop behind his
car. Khile stepped out, shuts the door and walks towards,
sees Jason.
Ask for peace and shake his hand, Norman said.
Yeah man, but hurry we dont have much time before

he wakes up, go to your car Jason and snap out of it.
How come Im still up, Jason said?
Eureka, Ill tell you in the car, just move, Norman said.
He eyed his red car next to the body on the lawn.
Right on I guess, Jason said entering his car, sat and
saw Khile move a little.
Quick Jason, go to your friends apartment.
The red car set wheels in the roads lane and rolled
away from Khile and quickened towards the streets right
side corner.
He had glanced a few times in the mirror to see behind
as Khile stood up and walked bent over rambling to his
cab. His hand over the bumper and unbalanced spasmodically, touched the hood with a building in the background.
Lets talk, were in town and I dont want to get in police

situations driving around town like that, I can understand
and I can explain, Jason said.
Khile slowed down walking as his confusion grew regardless of the man sincerity, he saw an arm reaching for a
handshake. Khile reached for the offering hand.
Grip his hand as you can, Im gonna shout a little,
Norman said and Khile frowned seriously hearing a million
voices, loudly screamed noise rippled.
Khiles face glared in pain then struggled horribly, and
his eyes opened terrified of the happening. Jason heard
the coins loudmouth at his limit. Khile fell down on his
knees and his eyes lowered, he seemed like passing out.
Interrupted loudmouth, Keep holding Jason, Norman
said then continued loudmouth. Knocked out the cabdriver.
Khiles face dropped flat on the grass. Prone dead like.
Jason let go the hand as Khiles arm limbed and landed
on the grass, backing a few steps, How long hes going to
be like that, with wide eyes?
One or two minutes then he gets sick remember, I got
a messy vomit shower on the floor.
Khiles body didnt move, This is worse than me, Jason
said gazing.
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At the last right turn they approached the driveway for

the visitors parking place. The red horse parked, the door
opened in front of the twenty story building.
Jason stood in the lobby and pushed the button of
his friends apartment to the seventeenth floor. He fuzzbuzzed a second try. At the moment present there wasnt
any reply. Didnt he say he gotta get a pizza?
You listen to conversations too, yes hes probably out,
and by the way how come I didnt get knocked out like
the cabdriver?
Since Neckzees updated me, I just increased intensity
gradually of a wave for your brain to adapt. When the cabdriver heard my loudmouth it scrambled him. At your apartment I was talking loud remember that, plus I inverted
waves, Norman said.
Yes, that was stomach-turning, and got me sick,
Jason said as he pushed and buzzed another time in the
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buildings entrance. Norman viewed the cabdriver in a skeleton display as he slowed down and parked near the red
horse and immobilize the cabs wheels.
At the right hand side of Jason, someone had turned the
inside corner and headed directly for the door and would
pass behind. An electric latch door. Quantum calculator as
the cube appeared in Normans VR sight. After shuffling
the cube with three surface visible when stopped still.
floor and saw the light of the twentieth floor lit from the old
man next to him.
The fast-food restaurant took place down the basement.
Yep, yup, Barn said and carried an opened box pizza, the
restaurant in the background.
Im in the elevator going up, Jason said.
L-b-ther, jest wat fr me at d-door, hoo, hot this slice,
Barn said with a mouthful of cheesy pizza. He pushed the
elevator button for a call, slurps heard.
Yes alright, Jason said, frowned as he understood the
last words. They ended call.
Khile saw the seventeenth digitals glow which kept resilience. He waited for the light to change. On the first floor
the clever cabdriver stared at the brightened numbers. The
other elevator heard passed the first floor and ended at
the basement level.
In the basement Barn entered and pushed the button.
Khile called an elevator.
Jason listen, dont turn your head, someone is walking

out, wait for my call, Norman said. He had five seconds
ahead of Khile on the left. Someone opened the glass door.
Okay man, get the door and hurry down the alley,
Norman said.
Running, Down the alley I am, Jason thought.
Turn right here, open the door and go up a few
floors, quietly.
Meanwhile, the electric door shut as Khile stepped with
haste in the middle of the lobby. The door had shut from
a few feathered fraction of a second. He didnt see which
direction Jason took from the glass reflection. He viewed
all the buttons, played like a piano across. Some idiots
gonna open me, Khile said. The door clank and fuzzed
unlocked. The cabdriver had his way inside. What floor will
he be on, Khile thought going towards the elevators?
While Jason stalked across the fire door of the second
floor out the stairway, Khile arrived in front of the elevators and noted the status. Jason on the second floor had
pushed on the button as he called the elevator. Khile faced
up and saw number two lit.
The coin saw the elevator doors closed, Jason, call your
friend now, Norman said then Jason pushed seventeenth
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Up the seventeenth floor, Hes not in there yet, I dont

pick up heat except for the television, Norman said as he
virtually looked at his infrared screen of Barns apartment.
The elevator doors gapped snidely opened as Khile
sighted a skinny man whose face hid behind a large open
pizza box, also hair on top of that. Like the pizza box ate
the face but not big enough for the wig. Tall Khile entered
the elevator and turned to view the buttons as the seventeen already lit. Glancing, he saw a face that ate a slice.
Barns frizzy curly hair had engulfed other curls that hid
other strange coils. His hair density was so high he could
have fell on his head and hold still, and only have an easier
bite on his slice. Maybe hed stay upside-down and keep
eating, Khile thought as he viewed the true hair. Uniquely,
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none in town like him. Anyone could have said, You know
the wig man; everybody would know subjectively.
he wont know its me. While walking towards the stairways fire door. Hello dear caller, Norman used Audrey
Hepburns voice.
No ones home, its useless knocking, Norman said at

Barns apartment door.
So, what to do now, Jason said, overwhelmed?
Norman flashed the x-ray view, Man, seven floors and
their here, I see Khile and another person holdin a large
platter or something warm, pizza. Quick hide in the stairway up-front and turn right, theres a door.
The elevator doors open on the seventeenth floor. Khile
stepped out then stopped and looked to both sides, left
side of passage and walked, then he heard a stairway door
slowly shut.
Go up Jason, hes coming near this fire door.
In Barns apartment, Em Jason, Barn said

with confusion?
Dont move honey Ill call you right back, Norman said
with a sweet voice. Barn scrutinized his phone verifying if
he had tapped the right number, his hand penetrated his
thick wig to scratch his head.
Okay Jason listen up, leave your phone in this stairway
here behind the fire door, and then walk down the stairs,
soundless, Norman said.
Barn the wig man opened his apartment door and

entered with his slice in one hand and the box in the
other hand.
Khile listened in the stairs for footsteps.
Okay man, go on the twentieth floor and call the elevator, Norman said.
Right on, I got it, Jason said in whispers while Khile
grasped the stairs ramp in the few floors beneath the last.
Now man turn left and go around you should see the
elevators, Norman said. Go push first floor inside and
get out right away, after go hide at the other stairway.
Your friend is callin, dont pick it up, I can talk to him,
From the other stairs, Khile arrived in front of the

elevators on the twentieth floor and watched the digitals,
which displayed the actual service. He struggled from
that chase and the loudmouth. He saw the other elevator lights orange numbers decrescendo to Digital Ten like
the Ten Commandments; Digital Nine like a comic cat has
nine lives; Digital Eight this is taking forever; Digital Seven
like luck
The phone rang this tone, Pick-me-up ha-ha-ha, I cant
wait to talk with you, a voice of Audrey Hepburn said
repetitively. While the cabdriver saw the elevator down at
the first floor. I better check on his car, Khile thought
but heard the elevator doors open on his left, walked and
approached the fire door in his stealth strides insight.
Stairs behind that door where he heard the beautiful voice
none stop. Entered the stairway as he pushed the door,
descended the stair to the seventeenth, eyed all over
and looked down at the phone that talked. He picked the
smartphone up and seen on the screen. Screw youre
password in, as salad slot played. The phone displayed,
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Barn thawed and stepped out the elevator.

How far up, Jason said, quietly and stealthily?
Keep going, Ill see where hes heading first and stop
talking hell soon open the door to the stairs. Kept climbing stairs.
Passphrase required. Then he thought, He would come

back for his phone. He lowered the device, I better go
check on his red car, he thought. He placed and left the
phone on the floor. The phone rang, Pick-me-up ha-ha-ha,
I cant wait to talk with you, a voice of Audrey Hepburn
said in loops. Khile pushed the button, the second elevator
doors opened.
In his apartment, Yep-yup, Barn said as he finished

his pizza slice.
Yes its Jason, when you took the elevator on your way
up, was there a tall and slightly fat guy with you?
Yup and his breathing awful and he smelled like puke
and his shirt stained, I stopped eating, Barn said.
Jason opened the rooftop door, Did he say anything?
Yup he said that pizza smells good. Then I told him I
was having a visitor and.
Come up the roof, hes probably going to come back at
your apartment, Jason said.
You want me to go up there? Hows he gonna find my
apartment, yup, Barn said?
Youre pizzas odor.
He has a dogs nose or what, yup?
Yes and we might fight in your apartment and could
get messy.
A fight? Call the police Im no fighter, yup.
Bring the pizza up before he shows at your door, Jason
said with snarls.
Okay Ill be up in a minute. Gosh, yup.
Jason looked down and saw his red horse parked with
the yellow cab.
Yes, hes still down there, Jason said and pictured
both cars. He texted Barn and sent the photo.
Cool red car huh, Barn said when he checked his
phone going up the stairs. Yup, Barn replied in texts.
Alright, Its working, hes in the elevator going down,

maybe to the first floor, Norman said
What do I do now, Jason said?
I dont know man.
What do you mean you dont know, you
know everything?
Its up to you, you take it from here. I see three options.
One, you go down while he goes up, then leave with your
car. Two, you go to your friends apartment. Three you can
go on the rooftop. Ive calculated the odds and theyre
briefly safe in all directions.
Okay, he knows I drive a red horse, that means he can
chase me during a long-time. Or get me some other day,
theres no use of driving away, Jason said.
Yeah man, thats right.
What if he returns for Barn and ask him about me.
Keep going you almost have it, Norman said.
Jason picked his phone up, and across the fire door
while, a tenant walked out of her apartment, looked
strangely at Jason. Ah-Im recording what to buy instead
of a list for shopping, Jason said.
If I can get to the rooftop and call Barn, Ill see his taxi
too, Jason said hiding his mouth.
Youre getting it man, Norman said as he saw the
phone across the main screen. Jason headed to the sky
roof, and called Barn.
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Chapter 28
Down a Rooftop
The roof door shut behind Barn saying, Why here, why
that picture?
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The guy in the elevator is after me, Jason said.

If you call people theyll get to you, see Im up the
roof yup.
I mean hes chasing me, hes mad, Jason
said frowningly.
What did you do, throw boogers at him?
But I didnt have to, I got lucky at the casino.
Thats it, because you got lucky, how much you won?
Eighty grand in a couple days.
That is a lot of money, did you buy a money jacket and
bribed everyone but him, yup?
No, I think its because I won many times.
That is lucky, how many times?
I dont remember, around ten flukes. Tell him I mean
call him Norman, Norman, Jason said as he talked to the
coin, Norman? Hes not talking.
Squinting, Who are you talking to, Barn said and
showed teeth?
He stopped talking, man hey down there, Jason said
while he eyed down then tilted his head and tried to have a
look at the coin.
You must be on strong medications, yup.
I got it, Norman I introduce you to Barn, Jason said
and open hand palm up towards his friend.
What dont you understand and whos Norman, Barn

said? Jason snapped his fingers and the other hand waved
to Norman the coin. What are you doing?
Im trying to get his attention cant you see, Jason
said and patter vapors-like with an open hand.
You have my attention ha-ha, youre crazy right and on
purpose, funny guy, some luck, yup, Barn said.
Oh, Jason said and glimpsed at Barn, He probably
dont want you to know.
To know what, that I called you crazy, Barn
said, guffawed.
Laughing at me, right on.
Guffawed, You got that right ha-ha, Anyway Im going
back to finish my movie, Barn said and turned then
headed for the door to leave the sky floor.
Whats wrong with you Norman, why dont you talk,
Jason said?
Meanwhile on the first floor, Khile walked rapidly and

eyed the red horse parked in front with no one inside. He
opened the lobby door then paused.
But on the roof top Barn gawked at his friend that had a
fat bottom lip who tried to look down at his necklace.
I dont understand, Jason said. With the neck backed,
slanted face with the chin nearer his throat.
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Bubbly hairy Barn opened the door to leave the rooftop,

he stopped motionless, tilted his head back, and gazed to
the taller man in front of him, with the stinking stain on the
shirt. He stepped back, foot after foot fearsomely. Khile
carried a serious face and breathing, and then he turned to
Jason who tried to wipe something invisible.
Jason snapped his fingers, Norman, Norman, whats
wrong, talk, a bit.
Jason, I think its for you, yup-gulp, Barn said as he
stepped away from the door.
Jason recognized Khile walking towards him with heavy
steps, Today would be a good time to talk Norman,
Jason said.
Barn about to leave his friend faced the dark passage
as the door closed, faced Jason one last time. Barns
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phone rang. Cmon pick me up I cant wait to talk with

you, the phone said.
his forehead, like a scrawny adapted alien, made Khile

appeared like an extraordinary humanoid.
Meanwhile, What are you waiting for, punch him.
Shocked, Norman, its about time you talk, Jason said
hiding his mouth while gazing at the giant and stepped
rearwards in a circle like. Barn burst continuously guffaws
hearing crazy Jason.
I dont know whats wrong with him now punch him,
Norman said.
Thats easy for you to say, Jason said and dodged a
punch and Barn relatively moved with Khiles upper body.
Imagine you won then his face there is the ceiling,
Norman said then saw a whack. Jason punched Khile.
Hes not fallin cant you see, just win again come on
come on come on, Norman said. Barn laughed in guffaws.
Barn saw Jasons fist through his shirts material, his
friend who swung and whacked, choke Khile around
his neck.
Though Norman under estimated the clever giant that
displayed on his windowed screen. Just win more jackpots Jason, hit the face just jackpot a lot.
Tapping the screen, That sounds funny I dont remember setting that one, yep-yup, Barn said. On the phone a
voice of Audrey Hepburn, Quick, rescue me, Im a trapped
inside the building and the man you see is the bad guy, get
him for me please.
You-ah, Khiles mouth growled vociferously with a gruesome attitude as his arms open like a sumo wrestler. Give
me that chain around your neck before I make you gag to
death with it. As if a bear spoke with hair but no fur.
Norman, its time to talk you know, Jason said with
inequity and unfairness.
Barn saw his friend in need of help, like something
wasnt good in his hood. Jason would hate talking to me
after, Barn thought and then he saw this scene as clean
as it seems, the scheme could gleamed as a deranged
matador without the steam, missed the esteem. But Ill
do it for the lady that called yup. He put away his phone
and ran to jump on Khiles back, set in piggyback.
Norman, Jason shouted down and eyed the mad cabdriver without the fur in his slur.
Growlingly, You, win taw much, you, Khile said and
glared with teeth with a new hair due receiving Barn
in piggyback.
Khile reached at his back then grasped Barns shoulders on each side, slipped as he clanged the shirt pulling
up, his arms raised then stretch the shirt elastically. Khile
roared, forced a feathered staggered lift.
In a snapshot, Khile had grown hair in a puffed and
vacuumed upwards, Barn blinded by his own shirt upwards
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Barns curly hair moved forward and backward as Khile

tried to get him off his back, then he rang his neck between
his hands, grabbed with greet. Shook him and his wig
swung like a reversed large paintbrush out from his t-shirt
over his head. But Barn kept guffawing.
Khiles face gruesomely expressed throughout those
hits, like an announcer shouting a new record to them
wins. A win hit, win hit, Jackpot hit while Norman played a
stadium crowd applauding, acclaimed Jason.
Hes not falling down try some slot uppercuts, Norman
said. His chin is the ceiling go Jason.
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Khile struggled as he shook hair in all directions, had a

good grip which made Barn lift. Held the neck and lifted, he
turned to face Jason then kicked him in the groins.
Jason tilted like diarrhea, forearms crossed, held his
guts, Ah-ouch my nuts. Then gasped for extra air, his
mouth opened as if he felt moved. He looked like someone
ready to vomit on the ground. Meanwhile Khiles kick, a big
hand left Barns neck for grasping the chain with the penny
as a pendant around Jasons neck which freed Barn as he
slid off Khiles back. Set feet on the ground. Jasons mouth
shut. Khile gazed at the penny as he felt a fortune in his
pathway of life. Reached, grasped the necklaces lower
part, the penny around Jasons neck.
Norman remembered the burned hole in Jasons shirt.
He quickly overclocked five times greater than at yesterdays dance, red high heat as he unglued off the chain.
Yelling, Aarg, Khile roared and his face winced a horrible
grimace. The flesh melted abruptly as his skin trapped in
the penny, engulfed.
Then in his mind, Heres a hot French kiss just for you
crook mwah, Audrey Hepburns voice said with passion.
Meanwhile Khile agonized in a torment and felt some
intruder in his hand. He looked at his palm as he turned
his forearm, but blindly he could not see. Too much steam
and smoke scattered out and rays flared in his face. He
swung his forearm up and down like splitting a wood plank,
or a karates might test. The necklace fell on the ground
and the coin had risen temperature aggressively, hid but
trapped in the hand. Until the material heated high temperature, the flesh became like jell and the penny brazed a
tunnel. Channeled a hole through and launched up, continued a straight course upwards the sky.
Meanwhile off Khiles back, Barn landed on his feet,
he eyed the object through the vapors and smoke, and
it catapulted out of Khiles hand. A trail smoldered

smoke from the hand to the sky, Schwizz, and rocketed
straight up.
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The wind sounded to a breeze then a mute. Norman

clocked normal, reduced the generated heat and belonged
within dark-brown while in the sunlight.
Pierced a shine as Barn frowned and squinted to the
sky. Sunlight blocked with his hand on his forehead.
The penny flew upwards close to a twenty third floor if
the building had more doors. In Normans environment, a
circular separator belt-line surrounding the view related to
heads and tails, rotated. A bar past in the view as Norman
remarked consciously, like a skipping rope. A picture on
tails side since x-ray deactivated, but front viewed in real
time. Then cooled downward on the way. The view balanced
as the updates of Neck-Zs files, a program that stabilized
the view even though the coin rotated. Norman hollered.
The whole town pictured in sight. Norman, captured the
city. The behind view in x-ray vision mixed with infrared had
been replace with a still image like the front.
Wind whistled like a hurricane, accelerated through the
fall then hits an eleventh floor balcony passed a hundred
miles per hour, bounced from a rigid carpet, rebounded
to the brick wall then back down, arched upwards and
curbed to fall in a waved wobble. Landed near the edge
of a balcony. A Chihuahua dog barked and came out a
sliding door, gawked down as he licked the penny, tasted
and licked again, until the penny slipped off the edge to a
free fall.
Meanwhile, A treat, and its hot, the Chihuahua thought
as he watched down to the last contact of his tongue. The
fall of the penny was slightly outwards, past the buildings
corner. Meanwhile the penny got even cooler, Hey what
are you doing get away shoe-shoe there, Im not to lick Im

to give-ahhr, Norman said.
Another gust of wind pushed and derived its course as
the belt of views spanned and altered like a vertical hold
of a CRT (Cathode-Ray Tube television). Norman distinguish ground and sky throughout his continuous note as
he shouted in the same pitch. Heads to tails simultaneously, Norman screamed the whole time, feared for his
life in this wretched helpless result to eventually hit the
ground and bounced, after he landed on the sidewalk near
a womans shoe.
Struggled, The stairs, the stairs, take the stairs, Jason

said in sight of Barn in front.
Its faster that way yup, Barn said as he opened the
fire door.
Khile agonized in pain as he pushed the elevator button,
every step had worsened throbs.
Norman adjusted his view and detected a cell phone in
Dianes pocket.
Diane heard a ringing-ding, her awareness judged the

sound, she looked down on the cement, stopped, turned,
stepped forth and ducked. Darkened and dirty with a tiny
dried twig stuck on the penny. The woman held the umbrellas rod and the other hand picked the penny sagely while
she squatted.
Meanwhile Barns wig first appeared at the roof, Khile
was second and felt like something large remained in his
hand, and Jasons face grimaced. Three heads tried to
see whom was on the sidewalk. None could see details
of that person as she sheltered herself under a sunshade
umbrella. They saw the person bent over as her bottom
showed slightly behind the umbrella, she stood down the
sidewalk, turned then resumed her pace.
But over the twentieth floor, Hurry Barn, Jason said,
bent through his dizzy belly, We have to get down there.
Barn ran to the sky door with Jason slightly tilted. Khile
complained about his hand and held his forearm down
at his wrist. Not a single drop of bloodshed from the
scorched burn.
The Chihuahua dog on the balcony licked the air.
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Chapter 29
Spy & Bang
Jason and Barn ran descending the stairs, shoes clappers.
Their runners echoed down the stairway.
Diane tried to remember all the paperwork from the
person dressed in white at the store. However these
news spanned scarcity to her neurons needed training in her mind as the day had her egotistical attention.
Antagonistically, it cringed her heart to think of a marketed
new pill administered and better for Justin than supposedly
others. The acquaintance in white had sincerely suggest
the best results regardless her beloved childs age, and
importantly his weight and height. Resentfully unwilling to
give this to Justin in this cluttered medication for his fever,
he would agree with bravery. That child, he would trust
any inaccurate mistake given from me. This chaotic world
would thank money in my purse and heartlessly shun my
purpose of my life. For them Im only another gain, but its
my pain, else my ache and sorrow in fame. Anyway, well
see how he responds to those recovery medications. Else,
how could I ever get the best there is for me, my assets
have it at the highest, and my store? If only my dear Justin
gets well and his body avoids side effects, Diane thought.
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Meanwhile her face cast shadows under her umbrella,

walked as the background blurred. Over her shoulder the
view sets to the background where the sidewalk appears
long and out of focus, gradually granted access to see
the background behind her, clarity. The red horse and taxi
parked frontal of the building. I wonder if Justin will start a
collection, Diane said. A last glance at the penny, inserted
and slid into her beige shirts pocket and resumed her walk
in the straight cement aside the street.
Norman saw the cement sidewalk through the material
and high heels walking. He wondered if Jason escaped,
he called.
belts and started the engine, drove out the parking lot.
Barn amazed of his friends new car.
The phone played salad slot machine as he slowed down

the stairs and answered, Jason, when are you gonna come
to work? The secretaries have trouble closing the door of
your office, a grumpy voice said.
Norman, Jason said, frowned as his voice echoed in
the buildings stairway stepping stomps.
Im inside a shirt pocket. Some beautiful woman pinched
me up, Norman said.
Were getting out of the building, give us a minute,
Jason said breathily.
In her background, Dianes face focuses out, a view over
her shoulder captions Barn and Jason whom ran out the
building. He looked back as Jason jogged and held the
phone to his ear.
In sight of her beautiful eyes, Diane held a pace of

high heels that crackled sometimes and popped once in a
while. Over her shoulder and far behind, Khile entered his
cab car in the background focussing next to the building.
The red horse decelerated speed limit as Jason let his
foot off the gas pedal. The yellow taxi car cramped to a
pursuit and speeded up swiftly.
The taxicab flashed a reflection in the mirror as Jason
looked and said, Hes chasing us?
I see a car driving fast, hes going to the hospital after a
burn like I did. Hes got a fourth degree burn you shouldnt
worry of him. Just park at the road side, Norman said.
The red car parked near the curb and Jason faced
straight ahead with series of glimpse at his mirror.
Breathing Barn sat in the passengers seat sideways and
saw the taxi passing from the rear window to the front.
Tires squealed from braking, the yellow car abruptly had
stopped. Dianes head turned to that taxi, glance as she
had engaged the houses driveway. She sighted the glaring
cabdrivers face. Khile returned from his left blind spot to
gape straight ahead, the cars rear lowered to a gradual
rush speed. His radio squelched a squawk, he saw Diane
shrank in his left mirror. She continued a walk to the door
of Nemnis home.
The red car Barn, Jason said exiting the building, the
glass door closed behind. They ran and then entered the
car. Khile walked out with his injured hand over his head,
he felt lesser pain. Barns wig looked like smoke rising
above his head, though he made himself shorter, tied seat
Breathily, What was that all about, Jason said?

I think he wanted to see whos carrying me. This
woman could be in danger now he seen her turn to that
house, Norman said.
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By the way, how are you talking to me, Jason said?

Turned to Barn withheld a frowned face, glared and turned
to the woman walking away.
Im using her cell phone after a hack. I cant stay
long on this phone, shes reaching for that text Ive sent,
Norman said and blurted speed in his short speech then
hung up.
Now what, Barn said in the passengers seat?

We wait for a call, Jason said behind the wheel.
From who?
Well surely someone, Jason said and glimpsed here
and there.
Dubiously, Does someone know were here, Barn said?
Yes, I mean no, Jason said.
Huh, yes or no, after a brief second, his hair flatly bent
from the cars ceiling.
No, nobodys going to call.
Then why are we waiting here, yup?
We have to wait here a little, Jason said.
For what, is something about to happen, is the cabdriver going to come back, hey by the way on what did he
burn his hand, and that fume in the air?
It was a small fire rocket.
Diane read Nemnis message in text as she stopped her

pace, her shoes scrape against a cement tile that lead to
Nemnis parents house.
Meanwhile, Nemni sat in front of her computer with
headphones that hissed and the music whispered cymbals
with a female singer. She reached after a scanty glance at
her portable phone, Nemni speaking, she muttered.
Hows Justin?
Quietly, Hes sleeping behind me, Nemni said.
Im at the door do you mind opening it, Norman said
with Dianes voice?
Okay, the baby-sitter walked to unlock the door
ending call.
The work of Normans quantum calculator. Nemnis text
held Diane a little while, and that gave enough time for
Nemni opening the door.
Meanwhile through the red cars windshield, in sight of
the womans gait with her umbrella. Jason and Barn gawked
at her as she entered the house with a porch farther away
and on the other side of the street.
Salad slot game rang as a text message arrived, That
is the house, I see the child and probably the baby-sitter,
Jason read. The houses door had already opened to let
Diane in.
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Are you staying for supper, Nemni said?

Might as well, Justin sleeping good and tight, Diane
said, What have you got for supper?
Not enough, I can call for some take out, Nemni said.
Thats a good idea, Diane said.
Ive got pasta papa, Marine-submarine, and sandwich
drive in, Chinese food
Chinese food sounds good.
You heard a bang, Barn said.
Jasons phone rang, Yes there was a bang, he pulled
out his cell and answered.
I didnt hear a bang.
Yes-s, Jason said answering irritated.
Jason, shes gonna stay for supper, youre gonna have
to come back.
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Whats the bang about, Norman said?

Did you hear a bang at the building, Jason said on
the phone?
Yeah when I landed why are you asking, Norman said?
Barn is all of Khiles hand.
Hush dont say anything yet, tell him he held something hot.
It was something hot, Jason said to Barn, then turned
his neck to the house.
Something hot, Barn said?
Jason remembered what Shaylia said in the casinos
restaurant, flashed back, It depends on you, you decide,
its your quest, Shaylia had said. He thought while gazed
to the front red horses windshield.
Alright, since you helped me with that bully Im going
to hand you a gift, Jason said and handed him a green
casino card. There is over three grand here and its yours.
Are you saying that youre lucky coin burned that

guys hand?
Yes, Jason said.
Ha-ha, youre kidding right ha-ha yup, Barn said as he
found it funny, mocking guffaws. The red horse rolled trundling passed Nemnis house.
But thats the truth, Jason said. How do you think I
got so lucky and won all that money?
Ha-ha yup, you got me there yup, and youre good
too. You think Im stupid yup, I bet you dont even have a
pennys worth of a credit yup in there and were not going
to the casino yup, Barn said while he flagged the green
card up and down. It was a rocket he held and that burned
his hand.
Right, Jason proudly widened eyes with composure
and pleased as his friend shifted beliefs, smugly.
Barn in the passengers seat, gapped down the window
and threw the green card outside. Jason braked abruptly, a
crashed suddenly followed. A town service car had entered
the red horses trunk. Jason and Barn recoiled ridiculously,
whiplashed-like. Yet, their heads stopped moving, they had
a look behind. The officer stepped out and stood then the
door closed.
Oh my god, Jason said as he glanced to the mirror.
Why you say that? Oh thats right you call people for fun,
might as well call god, Barn said and turned faced behind.
Let me do the talking, Jason said as he pushed the
button to the window.
See friend, that was a bang, Barn said, Sh-sh, Jason
said to Barn and turned to the window.
Meanwhile Barn had clanged out of his pocket Jasons

chain and examined to the burned part in the middle.
What made that? Certainly not something hot, Barn said
though mumbled and glanced at Jason as his hair struggled within the car.
This is going to take more than an hour, Norman said
and he overheard, Look at your chain, in the middle, its
all burned, Barn said.
Man just tell him Norman did it, I have to leave the
phone they need it here so.
Norman did it, Jason said as he turned to Barn in the
passengers seat.
Whos Norm?
Norman is my lucky coin, Jason said while he started
the engine, rolled left from the side road near the streets
curb, and then headed to the casino.
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What was that, Diane said in Nemnis house?

Im not sure, I think its over at the corner, Nemni
peeked out of her window.
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Looked in the red horse, Is everybody okay, the

officer said?
I think so, your standing, Barn said.
Hush, Shh, Jason said and glared to Barn then
returned to the police officer.
Yes, were all fine, is there anything we can do,
Jason said?
No, its cool stay put, you can walk out of your car if
you want.
The officer walked to his car. Jasons phone rang salad
slot but a moment of resentful thoughts he had, Yes,
Jason said.
So whats the police saying, Norman said?
Justin woke up and walked to Diane and Nemni on

the couch. They left after the movie as they had cuddled
throughout the end.
They stood at the rear and Barn viewed the license plate
all smashed and bent, Yup.
The police had rolled in reverse gapping the wreck.
Jason remarked his trunk, Its cool, everybody is cool,
my car is kind of hugged a bit thats all, Jason said as he
dazed at the bulged red trunk.
I can get you outta that, Norman said.
Its okay I can manage this, Jason said. Before they
entered the car Jason found his valued casino card on the
lawn over the curb.
The police walked between the cars. Jason heard
through the opened window, Youre lucky pal, the car was
sold to someone and they forgot to change the owners
name. Go back to the garage and inform them youre
the owner.
Yes thanks sir, Jason said as Norman had heard. They
drove to the casino with the red horse that had damaged
rear end and gambled all evening.
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The townhouses night lights sensed darkness and lit

automatically, sky of stars. Windows brighten through curtains as Diane carried Justin to his bed, returned to the
kitchen and deposited the penny on the countertop in the
middle of the kitchen.
Chapter 30
Breezed and Fed
The weather announced itself a day of great heat. Windows
opened cooling everything in the townhouse overnight.
Especially the cement basement as it kept fresher during
the hot day and evening. Near the kitchens center positioned a modular countertop. A coin lain as the wind
blew. A flat and glossy surface helped sliding the sheet
of paper from the other end. Lifted off the smooth sleek
countertop as the wind flowed under and hovered leeway
along the surface but stopped missing wind a foot away
from crashing the penny. Then blew under the sheet but
the penny bumped the middle of the incoming thin layer. In
the middle of the long side regular printer sheet of paper.
The lucky coin boarded over the winded sheets edge.
Like turning a page of a magazine, the sheet struggled
and lifted curling as air wafted, continued the movement
and pushed slowly like a sewer lid against a bulldozers
scraper. Then stopped as the wind breezed weaker. From
the window a stronger gust blew curling the sheet on only
one side as the penny caused a wedge, the large flat page
from natural wild trees, bowed near the countertops edge.
Stationary, a draft made the sheet curved more as Norman
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viewed in his virtual screen. Bowed like a seashore wave

near its break point. Slid as wind puffed until the edge,
the coin about to balance the cape-like. Instantaneously
rocked off the edge of the counter. Norman briefly captured
the other part of the kitchen then swept to a free fall. The
cent fell although viewed the floor, however in a short time
he dropped down and landed into a garbage, suddenly in
a banana. The brown and murky peal made the round dark
copper colored coin nearly invisible at a glance, blended
similarly. The sheet glided like a planner and landed on the
kitchen floor.
She turned her head, insight the sheet of paper on the

wooden floor. Diane picked the paper sheet from the kitchens corner and folded in half for a list then stood from her
crouch. Norman sighted her in x-ray, skeleton Diane. The
coin slanted a tad, skewed sight. Her face, neck, shoulder
down her pajama top gradually moved towards the garbages upper opening. Diane picked up the garbage bag for
a knot. Tied the two ends to rid away.
He had scanned and searched the pasty substance, a
peal from the brownish part of the banana. With contact
lenses she would have seen the penny. She lifted the bag
held from the knot then walked to the outside garage.
Norman peered at his virtual screen next to his main
window. Once out the house she placed the bag in a plastic
garbage bin already full. The containers cover closed
halfway. Flies around the lid here and there, and then she
returned inside and got ready for the day.
Justin woke then sat while he heard the last alarm,

focused reluctantly his hand to the bright window. Dragged
his butt off the beds edge. He stood, bounced lightly
like a kangaroo to his mothers room. He hopped continuously to his mothers bed and climbed beside her. He
had dragged his small blanket, covered and cuddled, fell
asleep aside his mother while the morning alarm put him
to a deeper sleep.
Norman documented alarms in the background over the
mothers bedroom and wasnt sure of his new surroundings, he then rewinds the fall. Im in a banana that hasnt
been completely eaten. Two thirds hasnt been eaten, Im
trapped, he thought.
Viewed from the garbage level, the mother passed by in
the kitchen as she placed her cell phone on the countertop. Norman sent a text message to Jason advising Diane
Krogers is awake. The lucky penny in the ripened banana
hurried hastily to turn off the phone. Muted with a little
hack. Diane reached to check her smartphone, grabbed
and returned, had a look. The screen blanked to black,
suspicious but the cell phone returned on the countertop.
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A rusty red Shaggy dog slowly walked out of a large trapdoor below a houses door. Gawked at Dianes house, which
was the neighbor. He took the stairs poorly one by one
then miserably to the cement pavement, stopped, sat and
looked each side. He didnt know the reason of this visit
outside the house. However, his owner told him outside.
We wait, we wont woof, we whiff, we wonder, he
thought. Suddenly his nose kinked to the side, an odor that
this quadruped creature was about to know how good it led
to. Whoopee whiffs, we wonder where, we will wander.
As the red rusty rug went westwards without warnings. The
dog sighted the mailbox as he sniffled and trotted in his
way to turn in the middle of the court way. He gallivanted
back to the house to regain the lost sent of the pleasing
odor. Then he turned to repost as the disgusting turd of
last day getting too close, not a rose prosed in the nose.
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Shaggy stepped away towards the sidewalk and neared

Dianes driveway. Word, woe whiffs we wont wonder while
we woozy, Shaggy thought then raised his head and waited
for the lovely fermented odor to come back in his nostrils.
We wait while we whiff, wood wind, he thought. Whoa,
whacked weeds. Turned, smelled fumes from his excrements that staggered locally the side of his house. Faulty
fathoms, few farts foes fumed from far, Shaggy sneezed.
We wonder where wonderful whiffs went, Shaggy
said, doggishly? This discovery would be the treat of the
whole day, tasted sweet and worth it. The aroma eventually entered the cavity of the longest nostrils in this city.
Where will we whiff, the wind quit, Whiff wont we?
His ears dropped as he sniffed to the left, to the right,
he turned. Woo, we whiff well. He sighted the neighbors
garbage, the red rusty Shaggy. Well wont wonder, we walk
weak wonderfully. Wormy maggots he avoided.
Shaggy looked towards the bin then the scent got stronger. Wild whiffs with wondrous whiffs, Shaggy thought
then hopped and his front paws left the ground, landed on
Dianes garbage side. Standing on his rear legs and front
paws against the plastic container. His neck reached as
his nose captured the captivated scent from the bag and
then couldnt get any closer. A whiffed mission had done
the nose. The rest was the jaws work as he grasped then
pulled the white bag to a slog at the dark green bins edge.
In the fall, flopped down on the lawn freshly cut from the
nut who goes in squared spirals until the whole shebang
get short, then twigs get new wigs. As his neck lowered to
awkward, his paw on the bag near teeth to fangs, ripped
to unrig the wrapped big swig. The banana he found down
and round with some brown. He ate and tasted the sticky
paste aced gulped, then at the end when done. He licked
slick his lip flicked. Whoa, well was worth, we winner. He
licked his lip, flicked slick, licked tick. Then licked slick his
lip. We winner, wandered we will walk away word woo-woowave-wee word, Shaggy thought and galloped clouts from
Dianes garage to his terrain.
Meanwhile, Hey a doggy, Norman said and noticed a
drop from a three-feet fall and landed on the ground below,
rolled half turn. In his x-ray vision a four-legged creature,
gazed. The coin identified the dog, an Irish setter. A red
shaggy dog, he said. As he watched, the garbage bag
ripped open and his teeth showed. Bites the banana
placed on the ground. He saw a huge tongue that licked
over and over. No, hes not gonna, Norman thought. His
paw scraped, grazed the penny out but the banana peel
flipped as he saw the dark side of the peal stitch down. He
bit and swallowed with the banana peel. The view distorted
as the coin couldnt see clearly, but a second later it was
too late. Clumsy old Shaggy ate the penny. No, no-no, Im
not in a, Norman said and found no use of panicking. But
then shouted, Dog, utterly, then fell on his back virtually.
Shaggy widen eyes and ran around his house. Word woos
wow whacked we words, the dog said. The Irish setter on
a rated pace.
Okay, its cool, Im calm, no shouting Norman, that is
a living creature and he heard me just like Jason did, hes
probably going to get sick, the coin said. Its okay, boy its
okay, home, home goes, go home. Norman had splat flat
to the VR wall, he stood, I got to set that gravity off. The
dog stopped still at the border line of his terrain. Virtual
Norman splatted at the other end.
Ill try to make him sit, Norman said as the monitor
displayed the skeleton of Shaggy the dog.
Sit, sit, Norman said and observed the dogs reaction.
After a moment the dog sat. Good, thats good, said
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smoothly. I ponder if hed lay down, he thought. Lay, lay,

he said and the dog lain.
Norman said then the dog stood and trotted to his master
near the door. His master blocked the way out saying, Stay
inside boy, youre going to guard the house, like the usual.
The phone line rang the whole time, but suddenly, Hee
hello, Jason said.
Its about time you pick up. Im in a dog now,
Norman said
As he held the phone Jason frowned, Youre in what?
Out, out, go outside, Norman said to the dog. Yeah
man Im in a dog he swallowed me.
While Mr. Sherks opened the exit door and Shaggy
slowly stepped out.
What, where are you Jason said? Master Sherks had
closed the door then looked down.
Im in a dog inside, in, in a dog.
Mr. Sherks saw his dog go around to enter the house
through the pets door.
Okay youre inside a dog is that right, Jason said?
Out, out I said, outside go, Norman said. Then the
master saw his dog come back out on cement stairs.
Sorry I dont understand, I woke up there and you said
that youre where?
In-in, inside the dog, is that clearer, Norman said? But
then Mr. Sherks saw his dog go inside the house.
Outside I said out, out, Norman said. Jason didnt
know where his friend went or got but knew it was somewhere around a dog.
Then he heard a light whistle from Mr. Sherks, he called

his dog but at precise damp sound Norman heard. Filtered
the muffled sounds then had a clearer understanding
outside the dog, the coin rested in the stomach.
Shaggy the never too hasty dog climbed stairs then
entered the house as Mr. Sherks slowly closed the
door behind.
In the neighbours house of Diane, Norman detected a
cell phone, called Jason right away. Shaggy sat on the floor
next to a lazy boy chair occupied by his master. Sherks
ducked, about to put on his work boots.
Come on Jason, you can do it, wake up man, up, up,
up, Norman said as he held a VR phone.
The dog that once sat, stood on its four paws. Mr.
Sherks faced his dog at reach, spaced closely on the right,
Sit boy, sit boy, the dogs master said. And Shaggy sat.
Get up, up-up Jason, Norman said. The dog stood on
four paws then waited as he looked at his master. However,
Mr. Sherks told him to, Sit, sit boy. The dog sat.
Some sleeper that Jason, I cant believe hes tired that
much to lay, lay just lay all day, Norman said and Shaggy
rested his chin on the floor.
Mr. Sherks gawked at his dog then he stood adjusting
his belt. Alright boy, Im going to start my car then go to
work, well Ill walk since its a beautiful day and will probably hop in with someone, Mr. Sherks said as he grabbed
his lunch box.
Norman understood distancing out of range and lose
the cell phones signal. Perhaps if the dog follows his
master, the coin thought. Wanna go outside, outside,
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A little while before, Dianes garage door had opened.

She walked around the back of her car and saw her neighbor up the stairs near the door of his house, he gazed at
his dog going inside then back outside the trap door. She
saw her neighbor Mr. Sherks jaw dropped.
Whats wrong dear neighbor, Diane said.
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Nemni walked near Dianes driveway.

Its my dog, he seems confused or something,
Sherks said.
Maybe some more rain is coming ha-ha, Diane said.
Hi Miss Krogers, what is Justin doing, Nemni said
behind Diane?
She faced her, Hes sleeping, resting in the house, I
think hes getting better, Diane said and eyed back at the
neighbor who waited for his dog to show out the pets door.
Out boy, out, Norman said. The dog ducked to enter
the pets door, passed through. The neighbor saw his dog
come out. He crouched to the dog and said, It will be
alright Shaggy, youre a little old thats all.
Nemni turned towards the garage door of the beautiful
townhouse. The neighbor who had crouched down was
left alone, his dog had turned then headed back inside
the house.
I have to leave for work Mr. Sherks, Diane said

and smiled.
Good day at work Diane, Mr. Sherks said and petted
his dog.
Thanks and you too.
Youre out and sometimes in, is the dog puking you or
what, Jason said puzzled?
The master noticed his dog lowered ears and appeared
to have done something bad.
Meanwhile, No-no, No, inside in-n, Norman said.
Dummy, I got swallowed, Im in the stomach of a dog, a red
Irish setter and soon I will end my trip in shit, crap, pooh.
Jason held his phone and said, Oh, thats inside, okay
I got it.
So youre saying youre in, in a dog right, Jason said

meanwhile he had dressed then sat and had picked up
the phone?
Yes thats right, out, out, outside, Norman said. I was
in a banana and he ate me, inside a mashed banana can
you imagine that Im in there, the coin said in the dog that
turned the nose. No, out, out outside I said.
Thats really confusing this morning, youre out and in
the dog right?
Out, I mean in a dog inside but outside the house,
Norman said. Somehow Jason and Norman argued about
in and out. The dog turned in circles. Sherks widen eyes
and pursed his lip.
Diane saw her neighbors dog nose who pushed the pet
door, face-to-face to Sherks, Sit, sit boy.
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The coin hangs up, he gets upset, trip in shit, Jason
said mockingly.
Shaggys ears lifted back as he turned to step inside
the house. The master stood from his crouch confusedly.
My Shaggy, Ill see you after work bye, Sherks said down
the stairs.
Norman thought somberly of some way to get out of that
dogs gut. Hey, theres a taxi get it, lets go to the hospital
come on. He turned to leave the stomach then entered
soberly the small intestines via the duodenum. Burped as
some gassed air had left the murk to another dark passage.
Perceptibly, he set the window of the environment in x-ray
only because infrared view didnt help. Okay, Im limited
to skeleton mode here, night vision does nothing. Get the
ball, Norman said but the dog didnt move. Maybe hes
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too old, he thought. Hey, while Im inside, I can eliminate

some microbes. Then he peeked into Neck-Zs files and
found an article about microbes and radio-activity. How
vulnerable they are because, smaller organisms are susceptible and feeble to that specific energy.
Ill just activate some mild radio activity. That will
refresh and rid some unwanted micro-organisms like bad
yeasts. He read in the virtual dusty folder about the life
of dogs and learned about them in a flash. He tuned a
bunch of brain waves as the dog looked left and right. His
alertness stepped from a dreary to awaken bright in this
sunshine. A person passed on the sidewalks frontal of
the lawn.
If I make that dog eat Ill be out by the end of the day,
Norman thought. Sit, sit boy, he said. The dog sat humbly
in the middle of the lawn. Lay, lay, the penny said. Then
the dog lain. Roll over. The dog did as told. A walker that
passed watched him. Sit, sit, give paw.
The person passing on the sidewalk observed the
dog who slowly sat and gave paw. He decelerated pace,
Norman noticed his speed decreased. Maybe someone
with food, the penny thought. He redone the same routine
to the next person who passed on the sidewalk. The show
dog sighted the people. Stand up, Norman said and
added snap sounds.
The dog stood up on his rear paws then attention had
caught the third person who passed by and ate a candy
bar. He stopped, turned and laughed. Shaggy redid his
number. He sat, lain, rolled and stood. Perceptibly the dog
seemed to shake a paw. The person squatted down as the
dog sat and gawked. I wonder if he can turn while up on
his rear legs, Norman thought. Then a treat awaited the
dog as a pedestrian held a piece of a chocolate bar while
he squatted.
Nemni stood at the front window and saw the dog that
did those tricks. Jason expected a call.
The dog didnt stop his circus then more people had
stopped until a crowd of fifteen stood in range on the sidewalk. When time was right, Norman detected seven cell
phones as he picked one then called Jason. Seven and
forty five minutes in the morning.
Jason, Im still in his gut and using a phone from
someone on the sidewalk, Im trying to get this dog to eat
as much as I can, to help him go peristaltic wise you know
what I mean, I send you a link, Norman said.
Okay yes, you are inside the dog, kidding, Jason said.
Thats right man now youre a genius yaw brain of stew,
Norman said and texted the address of the townhouse?
Yes I got that, very funny, and took conscience of the
houses address, only the next road. A two minute walk.
I got to tell this dog what to do, bye man, Norman said.
Good luck, Jason said, ended call.
The dog performed a little faster and his response quickened. Norman found it awesome estimating the distance
in the gut. Just as long as I make him move, Norman
thought with observations.
Some folks quickly went to work, others gathered relatives, and some shopped at stores, malls or even for a
health walk on the walkway, or fresh air. Some people
passed in that hour had slackened or stopped, watched
the spectacle in duo, but only Shaggy showed visible. He
even jumped around on his back legs as he gave paw. It
was Normans favorite trick because he saw in his virtual
window some movements. It was dimly slow but cheerful
to see an advancement, some progresses.
Nevertheless entertained as much as this old attraction
dog showed the folks. Little by little they had left. After a
few folks fled far from, some and several passed, fed food
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with several candies and even treats. Shaggy went inside

the house to his bowl of food and water. After, he rightfully had some rest. Old Shag lain in his round sponged
blanket bed.
The day shined at dinnertime, a blind rhyme but fine

people passed on both sidewalks. The wind blew to the
south, the sky scattered clouds heavy gray here and there,
sparsely. At lunch time some people walked back to their
home as they worked near. Time warped.
Justin and Nemni kept an eye out from time to time until
four oclock in the afternoon as more workers arrived to
their houses, vehicles rolling on the road, or people walking
the sidewalks and found their way home.
Normans new friend woke as he activated radio waves,
some radial radiance in the gut. Equal dose in the surrounding perimeter of the intestines. The animal stood
and stretched drinking water with hunger, had a full scoop
of dog food. Good stuff Shaggy, Norman said as his
window displayed movement and his monitor announced
the entrance of the great intestine. A critical part, if the
coin would have jerked on the wall of the intestine, it
would of hurt it and perhaps pause the bowel movement.
Conversely, it wasnt the case. The coin placed in the
middle of a turd and molded cylindrically. Youre starting
some air yaw ole fart, Norman said.
Shaggy passed under the pet door with the hinges
at top, went down the stairs and whiffed the grass, he
stretched. He sniffles and flairs on the house side. There
I go below and slow, Norman said as he saw extra movement at the rear side of the animal. He activated a couple
brain waves. Thats it, you got that right.
Justin woke and walked in the passage to the counter

as Nemni saw and told about the neighbors dog.
You should of seen it Justin, Shaggy did tricks in the
middle of the lawn and a bunch of people stopped to see
him, Nemni said.
Little Justin widen eyes saying, Shaggy did that?
Yeah a bunch of them, they even fed him some chocolate, thats bad for him, and he ate some and continued
his tricks, he sat and lay down, rolled and also jumped up
in circles too, looked up while he stood plus he gave paw.
Amazing stuff, Nemni said.
Meanwhile, Wow, Justin said and his eyes rounded
imagining Shaggy as she talked throughout. His face
stunned with surprises, he appeared overwhelmed. Is he
there outside, Justin said and ran near a window as he
looked out superciliously and felt fluky that his neighbors
dog did all that.
But I think hes inside the house, Nemni said as
pedestrians walked normally.
Shaggy is older than me. He was something Sherks
said, Justin said remembering what the neighbor told.
Nemni looked at Justin as he gazed out the window.
Man, it was a workout for that ole Shag, Norman

thought listening to his heart beat and every health meter
managed gratefully an optimum for a good recovery. The
coin advanced no more as the animal slept deeply.
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The neighbors dog is out, Justin said and ran with

swiftness to the window enthusiastically. Nonetheless crap
fell down as the dog had four legs in a square foot and
tail up, round dorsal. Cool, Justin said. Nemni arrived at
the same window, and her face dropped droopily, she felt
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repulsed at sight of another clump down a green flat dump

out the dogs rump. Perhaps later a swamp?
Justin with stompers gaited on the wooden floor to his
shoes and Nemni followed, got her runners.
Avenue and Street stood on the sidewalk and looked
at the house neighboring the townhouse. People had
stopped on the sidewalk, I wonder if the dogs around,
Avenue said.
Is that why youre stopping here, Street said?
Shaggy paced roguishly rugged near Sherks entrance
as he heard voices from the sidewalk. Arent you going to
dance around like a clown, Avenue said?
Come here Ive got something for you, Street said.
Nemni sighted two urbanisms from the city. Hey thats
not your dog, you cant feed another ones dog, she said.
Shaggy, Justin said and ran to the Irish setter, hugged.
Norman saw a young skeleton woman that had a discussion with pedestrians.
One of the two had a recent cell phone detected as
Norman called Jason.
See I have nothing, its a trick to fool dogs, Street said
as he showed bare palms to Nemni.
she had seen clean, had a mean sheen gleamed from the
sunray and a reflection as she turned the device slightly
slanted. Sunlight behind her. The baby-sitter walked inside
but accurately didnt know the reason, after all the warm
water was for the dot character in the setter.
Jason picked up, Yes.

I estimate that Ill be on the ground in around an hour,
Norman said.
Yes great, Ill get there simply call me.
Man, look for me as an excrement, in poop, well in
snooty shit piled down the ground, Norman said.
Yes I get it, Jason said and hung up. I guess hes
going to need a distinctive clean up.
Norman detected Nemnis phone, got her number and
used someones cell from the sidewalk, Give warm water
to Shaggy please, Nemni read Normans text. The screen
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Nemni placed the bowl of warm water on the grass as
Shaggy watched. He drank while Justin petted. Her phone
blurted of a new message, Thank you Nemni, Norman had
texted, and detected the phone of Mr. Sherks, the neighbor walked on the sidewalk approaching his home. Then
Shaggy left and trotted towards the middle of his lawn and
raised up, hopped in circles with a paw up. A promenade
family of five with yellow shirts saw the dog and stopped
one after the other to have a sudden spectacle, Street and
Avenue clapped then the dogs owner showed last. Shaggy
sat, rolled then stood on his rear legs.
Mr. Sherks fabulously felt feebly forward and a fathom
from his flowers, his arms and jaw dropped, dragged his
feet and slowed so stopped steps, stood still on the sidewalk. At the corner of his property his eyes watered happily.
He remembered his circus performance with Shaggy. Mr.
Shaggy, the master said in whispers.
Justin and Nemni clapped, with the family. A father
and mother with siblings. Suddenly the dog galloped to
his master at the corner of the lawn where flowers had
bloomed since the morning. Mr. Sherks on one knee at his
pets height. Truly I thought it was all gone.
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Bark, bark, Shaggy barked and returned to Justin. Mr.

Sherks followed his dog with tears of joy smiling. Norman
had stopped commands.
Have fun Im going inside, Sherks said.
Okay later, bye, the kids said. Justin ran to the house
since then searched a ball to play fetch.
Nemni faced the neighbor as he went towards his stairs,
she then looked at the dog. Petted. Strangely, she received
another text on her phone. As the dog sat, Woof youre
cute, when can we date: - Shaggy, Nemni read, she looked
towards the people on the sidewalk, and the one across
the street, houses and cars. However, nobody who stood
texting with a phone. Maybe its someone in a house,
she thought. Nah, she said and shook her head. She
cared and patted on the dogs ears then head. While Justin
had made his way back from the house with a ball, Shaggy
want to play fetch, he said?
Scoffs, That dog, play fetch, I think hes too old,
Norman said.
Come on everyone, lets walk home, the familys father
said and all yellow shirts moved at the sidewalk.
eventually reach to pick up that ball. Norman had seen

on his monitor in x-ray the whole time. But Shaggy always
moved slowly.
Is he going to get it, Nemni said as she sighted the
person approaching her with a bouquet of flowers.
You wait until the ball falls, then say the passwords,
Justin said.
What, passwords, Nemni said, frowned faintly, Justin
stepped and looked up at Nemnis ear as she ducked?
Okay Shaggy, go get the ball, Justin whispered.
Justin smiled at Shaggy. Unhurriedly, the dog somewhat
gaited a consistent gad and eyed back to Justin and his
baby-sitter as he held the ball in his jaw. Nemni laughed
giggly taking the flowers and glimpsed up, Here, I believe
these are for you. He returned to his car as Nemni looked
everywhere, Thanks.
The dog was almost in reach, Nemni looked at Justin
while Norman viewed the advancement in the gut.
Justin joined hands to form a basket palms up, then
Shaggy dropped in a score. Its your turn, Justin said.
She threw the ball in the air. It landed adjoining the sidewalk then said the passphrase.
Justin saw the neighbor who stood on his house stairs
as he had saw the ball in Shaggys mouth. He waited for
his turn. Get your hands ready, Justin said to Nemni, the
dog approached. What happens if I dont make a basket
with my hands, Nemni said.
He sits and waits, Justin said.
Nemni heard the phone ring inside the house, I have
to get that, she said and gave the ball to Justin then ran
inside. Okay Justin, its my turn, Mr. Sherks said. Justin
turned to face Shaggys master. Thanks Mister Sherks,
Justin said and, Bye-bye Shaggy.
Any time Justin, Mr. Sherks said and grinned.
On the lawn, Justin and Nemni stood. A car arrived,

parked near the sidewalk. Shaggys nose kinked as
a whiff to the ball blue and red with a white strip in the
middle. Norman saw Justin who threw the ball. The dogs
nose pointed at the ball in its fall. Ha-ha, thats what I
believed, this dog does all but fetches the ball, the penny
thought. Someone stood out of the car carrying flowers
towards Shaggy.
Okay Shaggy, go get the ball, Justin said then the
dog slowly got up to its four paws, gaited slowly towards.
That flower man glanced to the nearing dog, and looked
at the ball that fell. He realized the animals age, and will
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Justin walked tidily with strides back to his house with

the ball, Nemni followed.
he showed Shaggy. The dogs neck backed as the terrible

smell could scavenge his nose from a mile away.
Windy weather wags, we wondered when would wise
waste, while we wizards whiffed when we woof away, while
where we wander, the dog thought?
Now Im a rat, man I could talk back, Norman thought
and wondered about the boys actions. Now whats
he gonna do with me, I wont say a word or sound, the
penny thought.
Justin walked in little strides near the garden hose
outlet on the townhouse side, inputted the ball in Shaggys
mouth, Here hold this, Justin said. Twisted opened the
handle as wide as his hand, squeaked thoroughly, the
water sprinkled to spread around, few drips on the houses
red bricks. He had thought of his green man in this task
and he usually used help from the other hand, but keeping
the green man spirit strengthened and gave him the power
and will. As the water taps threads came in sight, the difficult task twistedly had been done. Squeaked.
Shaggy followed Justin simply like an assistant would.
Also watched the coin under water, rinsed and wipe the
penny on the house side. While Nemni eyed through the
houses windows for Justin, then put on her runners.
Norman thought of the worse, What if he puts me somewhere in his room with his toys. He sighted Nemni in his
x-ray view. Look I found a penny Nemni, Justin said.
Nemni examined Justin and Shaggy at the garden hose
along the house side. She frowned, I dont remember you
collecting coins, and her face expressed little concerns.
Ill start with this one, Justin said. Shaggy took turns
to look at them with a mouth full of the ball.
Whatever, it doesnt matter, but where did you find it?
In the, over there, Justin said feebly as the dog walked
towards fallings then he sat next to the pile of manure.
Time passed, rain fell for few flicks. Clouds later.

Nemni held the phone below her elbow, looked through
the window, sighted Justin whose shoes were improperly
on. Filled of water in a jar for the flowers.
Out, outside, Norman said as the dog heard then
turned away from his food bowl empty. Sherks impressed
gave more dog food for Shaggy. Down the stairs the animal
sniffled the grass as he searched for a spot, perhaps a
drop down a snot in his plot, for a dot.
Justin sat on stairs, held an umbrella for rain over his
head, in the sight of Shaggy, he paused then threw the ball
in the air, caught it with two hands under the umbrella.
He previously had done many times however, dropped
after several catches and then bounced down the ground.
Downstairs at grass level the ball ended rolls. He turned
to Shaggy as the animal finished in the tile position. The
square foot thing, snot but a lot of a dot from Justins
sight. He walked towards, but thought of the ball, picked it
up and the dog faced Justin. Curiously walked with Shaggy
to the terrible sight of the might in the fight. It remained
still on the ground. It stank and broken in two, jackknife
like. Norman viewed Justin in the x-rayed window with
Shaggy beside, as they looked down the turd-like, they grimaced. Justin saw something darker than the rest. He got
a branch then scraped off to see what was murky in the
musky greenish brown surrounding. Its a penny Shaggy,
you got old because of that, Justin said.
His eyes scowled to frown face then picked up the
coin in the brown. See, thats the rat, Justin said, as
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Yash, thats gross, lets get you cleaned, Nemni

said and her face horrified. Lets go inside and wash it
with soap.
Once his feet touched the floor, Justin took the coin on
the chair. Nemni replaced the missing wood chair to the
table set. Justin glimpsed at the coin and headed for his
room with short strides. As the passage darkened the view
in Normans monitor.
Now where will I put you, Justin said as he entered
his room.
I dont know man, but you cant put me in with your
toys, Norman said with low whispers.
The water of the kitchen sink rushed down. Little hands

held the coin and soap foamed. He stood on a chair to
heighten him enough over the counter. Nemni gazed at the
water that fell from his little hands. Her chin rested in her
palm and her elbow on the countertop. In Normans main
window, he saw white gray with bubbles. If I dont talk, I
might end in with his toys. Ill just wait until he walks to
his room, the coin thought. On top of the hands too,
Nemni said.
Word. What wait, we wonder when welcome, Shaggy
thought? He heard his masters call. Well Well wander
away. The Irish setter trotted stairs of Dianes house
to Sherks. Oowoo, what waffled whiff, we walk west
away way wilder, wilderness wild woo, Shaggy thought
as his gait to gallops and avoided this freshly done
septic biodegradations.
Justin looked at the coin as the water shuts off from
Nemnis hands. He squatted down the chair, descended.
Jasons phone rang, Hello. Behind cash stacked high
from the casino on his kitchen table.
Boss here, did you think about my offer, a rough
grumpy voice said?
Norman, whats up, Jason said.
A grumpy voice, Honestly, your work is up there and
piled to the ceiling, if you come now well give you a bonus,
the penny said and faded morphed in his voice. Man, the
kid got me, Im in a house, Norman said.
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Six-year-old Justin heard, but didnt pay attention, as if the
voice came out of the TV or the background or blended
with lost echoes.
I dont know man, but you cant put me with your toys,
Norman said with whispers.
Justin turned his head left to right. The coin raised his
voice then repeated incisively, kept murmurs. Suddenly the
kids eyes widen. Where, he said?
With your toys, Norman said.
Justin ran to the end passage to spy on to Nemni, she
sat on the sofa and watched the movie, also texted on
her phone. Justins hair on a slant and showed face on a
degree, he watched the baby-sitter if she spoke, he peeked.
In whispers, What are you doing, Norman said as he
saw the kid that spied a snoop? Stepped closer the couch.
Did you talk to me, Justin said?
She turned her head, Nope, Nemni said, then texted.
Nice television, Norman said normally.
Scared, Justin dropped the coin on the floor. On the roll
again, here I go again on my own, youre listening to the
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crazy channel, Norman simulated a radio, a great start

of a spiral then wobbled. Nemni covered the penny with
her barefoot as she glimpse down. Slid her foot as it was,
but over the penny of the varnished wooden floor. Drags
towards her. Norman captioned a giant foot over him and
in skeleton.
Her feet on the floor, hid the penny.
Justin walked towards the sofa side and asked, Are
you sure?
Sure of what, Nemni said and turned to Justin?
Maybe it was the TV, Justin thought quickly, frowned,
Give me my penny or Ill, Justin said with a heavy voice.
Or what, Nemni said turning to him?
Ill make you a toast, Justin said humorously and
resounded his normal voice.
Tsk, you have to put something on that toast.
Peanut butter?
Too pasty, Nemni said.
Some caramel, Justin said raising his chin?
Neither of that, Nemni said and returned, faced
the television.
Honey, Justin said?
No its too gummy and sticky, her face
expressed negation.
Nut-tel, Justin said interrupted briskly.
Hush, Sh, Ill get hungry for real, she said but her
stomach gurgled, though it was too late.
Dark on one side and the other view had skeletons that
talked, I was alright in that mud than this discussion,
Norman said extraordinarily and missed Shaggys manures
and the diversity of dungs. Boo, the penny said then
Nemni frighten seized and jumped, joined her feet side by
side on the sofa.
The coin had bounced a couple times as it had stuck a

brief moment under her foot, wobbled on the floor.
Thank you Nemni, its my coin ha-ah, Justin said. He
picked up the penny.
Youre welcome, she said as she looked sorry.
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In the passage near Justins room the penny spoke

lowly. So how did you like that boo?
Justin looked around, Who is talking?
Norman, Norman is the name, the coin said. The little
fellow looked around and couldnt tell where the voice
came from.
Ahem Im the coin, the penny youre holdin there,
Norman said.
Insight of the dark ceiling and up to a vast large face,
Youre talking? Justins eyes looked across his nose with
the penny near.
Yeah man, I mean kid, Norman said as Justins face
covered the caption zooming out.
Youre in there, Justin said impressed? He turned the
coin and flipped side, observed tails. Held the penny close
to his skeleton face. But where is the door, Justin said
and wondered how the little man entered the coin?
There isnt a door, Norman said.
Youre small, want to go swim in my fish tank?
No, no-no-no, dont put me in there I wont do good, Im
to give.
Give, to who, Justin said?
Ill find out, lemmy think of that, just dont throw
me away, Im useful, Norman said. Is it okay if I call
you man?
Yeah its okay, Justin said.
Then go to a phone I have a number for you.
I have a phone here.
Right and good man, now were in busyness and,

Norman said as he viewed the room plus all the toys along
their way. However, no active phone displayed in the virtual
view. Where is your phone, I definitely need to call?
Justin stopped in front of a plastic phone. Is that it,
Norman said fishily and unpricey?
Uh-Huh, my mom says its an old phone and Im too
small to use hers, Justin said and picked up, also turned
the dial roulette that activated bells as they rang a moment.
Great great, you see I need a real phone to call
someone, Norman said.
But youre too small to talk on a phone, Justin said.
Im sixteen years old, and Im not too small to talk on
the phone.
But you have no hands, you need hands.
I really need to make a call.
Youre a little penny, hello.
Thanks for reminding me, please just a minute call.
I can ask Nemni, Justin said. There were no other
alternatives as Norman thought.
Justin turned then headed in the passage towards the
living room, he heard noises in the kitchen. As he sighted
Nemni, she had made a chocolate toast spread and finished with the butter knife clanking down the sink.
Can I use your phone Nemni, Justin said?
The phone, what are you gonna do with that, who
do you have to call, Nemni said as her face sparkled a
weird expression?
Okay, she wont want to, Norman said, as Justin
thought gazing at the penny.
Justin Im speaking to you, Nemni said, Who do you
need to call, your mom?
Yeah, say yes, Norman said. Yes, Justin said. Just

say what I say, mimic, its easy, the penny said. Okay
I mimic.
You what, mimic, you cant do that over the phone,
Nemni said.
Oh boy now were screwed, Norman said.
Oh boy were screwed, Justin said.
Huh? You should be resting with that fever, Nemni
said confusedly.
Patience broke as Justin thought of his mother before
his hand reached the phone. Nemni with her plate in hand
saw him and stepped forward to the countertops phone.
Missed his hand, she grabbed the home portable phone
then said, No, tell me what you wanna say to her.
Let go let go, Norman said.
Let go let go, Justin said with a smile.
What do you want to say to your mom, Nemni said?
She doesnt have to know everything, Norman said.
She doesnt have to know everything, Justin said,
mimicked the forced voice.
Say what, Nemni said?
Tsk ahhr you, Norman said.
Tsk ahhr you, Justin said.
Rolled eyes, Tsk, ahhr you stop that and let go the
phone please, Nemni said.
Hey, let go man, Norman said.
Hey, let go man.
Let go the phone Justin, Nemni said then his hand
opened dropping her phone on the countertop in a gallop
sound, the baby-sitter let go his wrist after. Just touch her
with the coin Justin, Norman said. A little arm reached
to Nemnis forearm. Boo, mildly louder than previous
as they both heard Norman touching her with the penny.
The kid euphorically laughed, Ha-ha. He had seen Nemni
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backed a few steps and with round eyes, frighten as she

realized, It wasnt the TV, she said. Justin pounced the
coin to Nemnis forearm. Boo, Norman said.
Okay no more boos, Norman said.
No more boo, Justin said. As he was pompously awed
in that moment, looked up and saw her face. He paused,
Sorry, Im sorry Nemni. Nearly pouted, tried to persuade
her but she seemed in shock. She gazed, took another
step behind then almost against the countersink.
Just tell her its the coin, Norman said as he noticed
her cardiac rate rising. Just tell her its the coin, Justin
said as he had moved towards, her eyes blinked flutteringly. Here, hold it, Justin said. She slowly turned her
hand opened then the coin said in murmurs, Hi Nemni,
Im Norman how are you?
Nemni let the coin slip out of her hand as she gasped
with wider eyes, in addition started to hyperventilate.
Justin gawked at her and didnt react. Stared, and didnt
know what was wrong with her. Turned to face the coin
on the wooden floor and reached, picked it up. Nemni
stood against the counter although tried to step back
another foot.
Meanwhile Justin picked up the coin, Norman said, Tell
her to take deep breaths, shes in shock.
Take deep breath Nemni, shes in what, Justin said,
topsy-turvy and glanced at the coin as Norman told him the
words, In shock, just tell her again.
In shock tell her again, Justin said.
No-no, just tell her to breathe, deep breath.
Breathe, deep breath.
Take deep breaths, Norman said. Justin took breaths
and blew in her face. She reached down his hand then sat
on the floor.
The door opened as Diane walked in with grocery bags

on her way to the module countertop centered of the
kitchen, while she put bags down, she heard, Breathe out,
breathe in, breathe out and then in, Justin said.
Diane faced them down the floor, Strange game you
guys, Diane said then released the bags.
Were not playing mom, Justin said, Shes in shock
and Im breathing her.
Diane heard Justin and scowled with a suspicious smile,
Youre playing right? She blinked steady with the same
astounded face. Once she clearly sighted the image of
Nemnis face, Diane knew something was wrong, then she
crouched to her height.
While Justin said, Breathe in, and out, and in, and out.
Its okay Justin I got her, Diane said.
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Theyll be fine Justin, now go to the phone, the phone,

Norman said. Nemni snapped slowly to her senses while
Justin stepped back. He kept eyes on Nemni while his hand
skimmed behind and waved low, reached the garbage, then
up the countertop, he stepped behind a few steps more.
He turned his body to the phone and eyed his babysitter
who sat and gazed at Diane straight in the face.
He glanced at the phone, grasped it then Norman had
already dialed.
Meanwhile she slowly talk, Calm down, relax your still
tense I can feel it in your arm, Im here, look at my eyes,
Diane said and hugged Nemni. Youre safe now, youre
safe. Calm, thats it. Think of something good.
Yes hello, Jason said answering his phone.
So when are you coming to work, your office is piling
articles and endless stories, a grumpy voice said?
Justin watched with curiosity his favorite sitter in hugs

while he heard on the phone, Yes, its you Norman I guess
its you, Jason said. Then the penny shifted voice to
Audrey Hepburn.
Dear mister, when are you going to pick-me-up, the
sweet voice said?
Are you talking about a date, Jason said?
Mom, a date, I found you a date.
Meanwhile a voice in the background of Diane who
calmed Nemni. Relax Nemni relax, you can do that. Are
you frighten again? Breathe deeply and hold that breath as
long as you can. Theres nothing to be afraid of, look at me
in the eyes.
Then she turned to her son, Justin, hang that phone
you sprout, Diane said.
Then Justin spoke, I have to hang up.
Are you alright, Diane said as Nemni nodded a yes?
Meanwhile, Not yet, dont hang up now, Norman said.
Give me the phone Justin, Diane said then she stood
and walked inwards, grabbed the phone as Justin gave it.
Hello whos speaking, she looked down at her son and
laid her hand on his head.
Yes, this is Jason, he said.
Good Job, good job Justin, way to go, Norman said.
Meanwhile, Who am I speaking to, Jason said?
This is Diane, how did you get this number? Then she
moved her hand over her sons head, slightly caressed.
My phone rang, and I answered, Jason said.
Im only sorry, how embarrassing, Diane said and
blushed lightly.
Its okay dont worry, its nothing Im kinda used to it
with all commercial calls, Jason said.
Youre getting calls too?
Yes, as a matter of a fact I get calls from commerces,

it beats me why our cell phones have numbers while they
could be names instead?
Ha-ha, a name like Shaggy-dawg, Diane said then
laughed faintly in the gossip.
Your dogs name that would be a good idea, Jason said.
Hes not mine, its the neighbors.
Id like to see him, Shaggy some fur he must have.
To see him, if only we could go to someplace,
Diane said.
Sure, we could go to the casino, they have plenty of
restaurants there, Jason said.
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Chapter 34
Another Date
The townhouses doorbell had rang as Nemni opened frigidly with unsureness, Yes hi, is Diane here, Jason said?
Yaw come in, Nemni said while she stepped back. She
chewed gum snappily and her arm showed the way in, she
scowled. Jason walked in.
Hey man, I mean Justin, he viewed in x-ray a recognizable skeleton mass in the house near Nemni whom closed
the door. Go to the entrance, there is someone Id like you
to meet, Norman said to little Justin.
Diane had heard while arranging her hair in front of her
oval mirror.
Justin held the penny at eye level, gawked, similarly
like he talked to his toy in his pinch. Then Jason saw little
Justin coming inwards, the first time he saw that kid at the
bridge after the lightning, he who had returned the penny.
He looked from his hold then up to Jason.
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Hes my buddy, give the penny to him at the door,

Norman said as Justin approached, however towards the
entrance door. Jason glanced at Diane coming and also
recognized her from living around the same block. Hey
youre the, well hi my name is Jason.
At the same time, Youre from, around the block, she
gazed. Sorry my name is Diane, she moved in for a handshake as he responded. Give me to him, I promise youll
see me again later, Norman said. Justin had glanced a
few times to his penny and said, Mister, heres your luck.
Justin passed under their arms locked in a handshake.
I heard that before, sorry my name is Jason, he said,
gawked down to the kid with the penny. Its the second
time he hands it to me, Jason thought, smiled while in
handshake with Diane.
Diane shook her ogled eyes and impressed of her Justin
as she widen her glossy look. Nemni stared at the frightening penny while she held the doorknob. Jason turned his
hand as his palm received the coin. Hey man, Norman
said and saw Jason who nodded slightly.
Thank you little, what is your name, Jason said?
End of the handshake. I am not little, be right back,
Justin said and growled showing teeth.
Justin, his name is Justin hes my son, Diane said.
What a kid a guy I mean, Jason said holding the coin.
A kid-man, he dont mind, Norman said.
Justin is six years old, Diane said, she ogled. Want
something to drink?
No thanks, how about we have one at the casino?
A good idea, Diane said, faced Nemni, Ill be a second
and tell the baby-sitter to get ready.
Nemni beside Jason snapped out of her stare against
the penny then looked at smiling Diane. Right, I get ready,
the sitter said. Justin flew by his mother though greeted

the green man to Jason.
Hi kid, man, I better say Justin what do you think?
Jason said.
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Jason and Diane entered each of their car and drove to

Nemnis house then dropped her with Justin. The red horse
parked in front of her blue classic-car. Jason stood and
leaned on the red horses door opened while he stared at
the door of Nemnis house.
Alright kids not too late with that zombie movie, Diane
said and took a few steps out closing the door under
the porch.
Jason watch carefully Diane on her way down stairs until
she sighted the rear of his red horse and asked, I say
thats a dent.
Yes, an authority hit, Jason said.
What hit you, Diane said?
A police car because I jammed the brakes.
A squirrel was in front right, Diane said? Paused her
steps on the sidewalk.
A big elephant, Jason said.
While, You two-legged liar, it was Barn with the casino
card, Norman said inside a pocket.
Ha-ha, only that animal hitchhikes a little too far in
the road, Diane said, smirked as her shabby disbelief,
thoughts of this bottom falsehood. She entered her car
parked behind Jasons.
They parked side by side in the casino parking.
At the casino exit and entrance, Jason pulled opened
the glass door for her, Have you been here before?
It is only my first time in a casino, Diane said. Norman
captioned more and more skeletons in the dark pocket.
Are you hungry now or we win our meals, Jason said?

Ha-ha, lets try to win our supper, Diane said laughably
and gazed at the pleasant decorated view, and then turned
to Jason hiding an elephant in his head.
What, Jason said and didnt understand?
She repeated with a pleasant smile, Lets try to win our
food, Diane said happily.
He agreed strongly and said, Alright, lets go rub some
money banks, I mean play, go play.
Jason glanced at his watch, I think well go eat at the

best place here what do you think?
So soon, I dont want food yet, I want to win ha-ha,
Diane said with glittered vamped eyes after wiping tears.
Well alright, lets go up a few floors, Jason said.
Into a row of slot machines Jason pointed a screen.

Diane stood in front of the game, she greeted her gambling
life, and then sat on the stool. As he watched her with
some explanations and told, but she spanned with lost and
diving. Jason knew that wasnt the end of that plunge. So
he reached down into his pocket and got a hold of the coin,
put his hand on the slanted panel near the plastic button
and Norman detected open port, a connection. Mooch the
love for the appliance. Obviously connected to the Internet
subsequently, and then found the supreme gambling
website. Hacked, swiveled a security camera viewing his
host and date.
As they sat to a bigger machine with different details

the golden card slipped in and the credits flew up. Diane
had a blast of fun.
Norman hacked the casino security and shifted
cameras. He viewed every floor in all angles. Then, a function prompted a new section of the security surveillance,
even the surveillance room had cameras too. He had onscreen the comrade with the colleague aside sitting at the
same desk. The colleague who previously had danced as
he recognized him from the win in the network. The security clerk turned to his buddy. Norman copied all the data
he could and included files of employees.
Unwillingly in the dark of Jasons pocket, Mwah mwah
mwah, Norman said until the machine spat. Technically,
until a big win.
Jason grinned and Diane turned and asked, What is

going on, did I win?
I think so, look at the credits, Jason said as the
numbers climbed progressively and added with increased
digits. A jackpot, you won the biggest on this machine.
Yeey, palm to her cheeks. You dont say, how much
did I win?
Enough to eat, three grand, Jason said then his date
joyfully shouted plus wiggled her legs and clapped to have
nearly tears that glistened. That was easy, well get rich
and have lots of money ha-ha, Diane said with watery eyes.
Hey, the comrade tapped the colleagues left shoulder.

Theres the guy and hes winning today, the one with the
wig isnt with him. But that woman won, the comrade said
while Norman heard through the camera.
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There, Jason said, Thats fifteen grand.

Youre only kidding. Oh, I cant believe it, I only won
ha-ha, Diane said, gasped as she wiped tears joyfully.
Thanks for bringing me here, she said, a hand on her
chest and her other hand on her cheek.
Now do you want to go eat, Jason said? Dianes

face enlarge in the view as she looked merely happy and
nodded yes.
Are you serious, well unless they make you choke on

your meal, but everything here should only be edible,
Diane said while Jasons phone rang salad slot.
Great, at least I dont feel alone on this, reading this
menu is worse than starving, Jason said. Yes Im speaking, and showed a minute finger to his date.
Surely the elephant isnt calling, or is he ordering
peanuts, she thought.
A delivery parcel will be at your table in a short while,
a sweet female voiced. Yes okay right on, Jason ended
the call as he got the message.
Jason sighted the menu and silently gossiped but never
read a phrase. He didnt understood under the hood, the
paint or ink, as the medium to the fonts written in the
menu didnt tell much-botch-notch. He would have ordered
any drink but a plate to relate, or a debate. Then he looked
at his date, with sedate fate.
Do you understand that Chinese writing, Jason said?
Only half of it ha-ha. Most of the translation is in
English, so yes I only understand it all, Diane said.
I dont think theyll sell me my death.

Ha-ha, are you holding your menu upright?
Yes, thats a good idea, I guess its an upside down
menu, Jason said and returned the menu.
Are you sure of that, ha-ha, Diane said. She laid her
menu on the tables corner.
Anyway I hold the menu upside down and looks
the same.
A small elephant fib, Diane thought.
A woman with a blue shirt who carried a box and a small
computer on her belt, Diane peered at her as she walked
towards their table. Is that a cake, our desert is first here
ha-ha, Diane said?
A cake would be fine, but a tiny one, the delivery
woman said smilingly.
Jason saw a package land stow on the table side and a
signature capture pad, he signed the screen. Have a good
time, the delivery woman said and walked away.
Dianes jaw dropped, Only, thats the guy I need at my
shop, gallant, charming, a womans dream. Maybe its a
funny elephant, she thought as she watched Jason,
opened a box.
Jason pulled out a chain with a locket in the middle,
a polished flat surface without an edged contour, with a
support pin at the bottom and to a thickness of a penny.
He skimmed the invoice if it included glue or something
to stick the penny. The coin lain on the table, and Jason
let go the chain near the penny. Norman detected magnetic metal on the chains pendent. Jason heard a tick
snapped while he looked at the invoice page.
There you go, Diane said.
Jason glanced at his chain and touched which connected to the penny. Yeah, I ordered the magnetic model
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The restaurant host walked in front of Jason with Diane

who decorated the place with the happiest glamour face at
this pace.
Murky and fancy lighting as they sat at a table faceto-face. The host left as Jason opened the menu Fu.
Embarrassed, encompassed and tried oddly to read the
containing. I never tried this, Jason said. I never tried
any of this with all those wicked drawings, houses or
symbols, its terrible what they are.
in case if I heat up, I can detach and roll on the floor,

Norman said and saw Dianes bladder full.
With a large and deep mans voice, Wait here, Ill be
back, Diane said while he gazed and shook, Whoa,
he said.
What is it, she said? Raised as she stood while he
said, Nothing it must be the water thats special, and
smiled with a glance at the coin, Diane smirked and
stepped for the rest room then headed away from the
table. Once behind him, Jason heard a shot gun reload,
then shot gun shots. He looked behind and she had high
heels, meanwhile virtual Norman guffawed on mute.
By the way, why didnt you order something for her,
Jason said tying the necklace around his neck?
Shes your date man, your love for her will decide that,
Norman said.
Yes, but a little nothing something.
Man, are you asking me something?
Call for flowers, a great assorted bouquet, Jason said.
Yeah man no problem, just pick it up at the gift shop on
this floor near the second exit.
Id like to see her surprised.
Sure man, just add one last polite word, Norman said.
A polite word, you mean please?
Yeah thats the one.
Dazed but snapped out, Yes, have flowers for her
please, Jason said.
Right away just like a genie would do, is that your
first wish?
Such a nice necklace, Diane said. The silver chains

width was a wide as the penny.
And you put a penny on it, Diane said as she sat.
Shes a pretty gal Jason and I made her win ha-ha,
Norman said mockingly.
Flowers showed on the table and Diane surprised.
Meanwhile, the comrade knocked on the managers
door. Come in, the voice on the other side resonated.
Sir, the, the guy is back, the comrade said alarmed. His
boss behind computer monitors.
The lucky or the weird wig guy, the manager
said frowningly?
Yes sir, I mean the lucky, and he won near twenty grand
with some woman, the comrade said.
Is he playing right now?
No, we havent searched for him.
Then find him, the manager said as he covered the
phone with his hand.
No sir, I mean yes sir well lose you yesterday I mean
find him today, the comrade said and left.
Chapter 35
A Lack of Control
Deep in the view, Diane walked inwards behind Jason,

he wore his chain. Yeah man there you go, well have the
flowers delivered to your table. Your dates coming back.
Jason heard an army chopper passing. And dodge slightly.
Diane explored the fifth floor with Jason, but they observed
tall hair, Barn, whats happening, Jason said?
Desolated, I spent it all, I got nothing now, Barn said
as he stared at Jason with a good-looking woman aside.
The whole of it, Jason said?
Everything, Im returning home to continue my movie,
Barn said sadly.
Tell him to wait, Norman said, Maybe in a network
with a high Jackpot and win it with the three of us.
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Barn lowered his gaze.

Wait Barn, come join us in the network, Jason said
then pulled a golden casino card for Barn, gave it in
his hand.
Barn gawked at the card in his hand, his mouth didnt
shut the whole time, jammed like.
They resumed their walk. Your friend only needs a
barber, seriously, Diane said to her delight.
Yes, hes okay, he gets a haircut each year, Jason said
and turned to the attractive woman.
Norman saw a skeleton, Your friend isnt moving
Jason. They turned and froze to Barn who appeared
amazed, he stared at the golden card. Barn, are you
coming, Jason said?
For sure Im playing some more, Barn said with the
happiest grin.
Mine, Barn, thats my name yup, his eyes couldnt

widen anymore facing Shaylia.
Shaylias here, Norman said while Jason explained the
game to Diane. He looked behind as Shaylia blushed with
a smile and eyed her screen while she sat in their network.
He saw his friend Barn that stared at the white silvery hair
woman. Diane glanced at one another doubtfully. Jason
turned back to Dianes eyes.
What is your name, Barn said to the woman that
inserted her card in the machine.
Thats it, all I have to do is keep pressing this button
ha-ha, Diane said.
Yes, and youre set for the day, hopefully, Jason said,
turned and sat to the next machine in the network.
The comrade and colleague scanned cameras as they

searched lucky Jason. They worked additional hours.
The manager sat at his desk. His computer lagged
speed and tormented jams. He stood up briskly then tried
on another computer after the next. Logged in, and after a
few waiting seconds the same darn thing occurred. Maybe
the secretarys computer, he thought.
Pen games, a network of a near million dollar had displayed up top, brighten numbers, shiny panel. Magic wizard
pigs holding stylish large pencils and sheep with chalks
over white paint. A smiling goat sat behind a desk with
a computer.
Barn slid in his card, turned to the woman who came in
with the long white silvery hair. Hi, what is your name,
Shaylia said?
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Arent you going to answer the wigged man next to you

Neck-Zs said?
Like a ventriloquist, Hold on, Im trying not to laugh at
him, she turned, Its, heh-heh sorry, Shaylia is my name,
yours is Barny right?
Yeah how did you guess?
It was a lucky guess, Shaylia said and Barn laughed
shortly. Thats right, I told you Barn yup, nodding.
Did you find the guy yet, the manager said?

No, I havent found him, the colleague said and followed his mother on the monitor, switched cameras.
Sought a way to call her, Maybe in the rest room, the
colleague thought.
Ha-ha, this is easy ha-ha, Diane said to Jason, The
toughest part is losing, Jason said.
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You beautiful Darlin, havent you ever dreamed of a

happy ending, Norman said so sang surely sounded and
Jason had his hand on Dianes machine.
There I go, I usually dont win, Shaylia said. Pigs had
aligned, Its from Norman, Neck-Zs said.
Ha-ha, I could do this all-day, Diane said. Norman
mooched and kissed a couple times.
An unaccompanied and older woman sat to play in the
center, the only available place that completed the network,
she joined in.
The manager eyed off his screen then turned and faced
both employees. Never an upgrade to this system is possible because it is an independent program and nobody
knows its source code. Me and you got some work to do,
the manager said to the programmer.
The colleague smiled as he looked at his mother on

the screen.
The manager had stepped into his office with monitors.
Tic-tac-through twisted thoughts, tried to tie-title tediously
this tech-computer tangible thing touched the tips to a tad
timed, the fingertips typed the password. Finally this
works, the manager said as he logged into the systems
intranet. He viewed the page of his profile, camera menu,
automated machine odds, employees list, in duty and out,
everything seemed normal, until.
A worker who briefly ran knocked at the door, Come in,
the manager said.
Sir we have a problem, a worker said at the door.
Oh yeah, well dont just talk about it, what is it?
We cant set the automated odds.
What are they set to?
I dont know sir, the command is invalid, not on screen,
the worker said.
What do you mean you dont know, the manager said
and intonated his voice?
A second employee appeared, Sir, did you upgrade the
system, the programmer said?
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Ha-ha-ha, Diane tilted her head back.

If the people dance theyll win more, Norman said,
Tell the others Jason.
How is that, Jason said as his hand hid his mouth
from Diane?
I programmed it that way with Neckzees, Norman said.
If you dance the machine will pull a better luck, Jason
said to his date.
Ha-ha, you said it, Diane said and replaced her chair
to have enough room for a dance. The colleagues mother
danced and Jason too moments later.
Come on join us, Shaylia said to Barn. People behind
saw them dance in front of their machines.
Check it out, the comrade said to the colleague typing.
A couple starred timely at the people that danced in the
machines network under the million dollar sign, apparently
more people watched them which attracted passing people.
The comrade eyed the monitor of the colleague, and
then saw the party at the pen game machines. He stood
and walked to tell the manager.
What do you mean erased? The manager said to the
programmer while the worried comrade walked in the managers office.
Sir, the comrade said.
The-the, erased how well it just happened, the programmer said.
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Sir, you gotta see this, the comrade said.

Wait a second, the manager said as his face flaked
mad a tad.
The interior music in the casino blasted ten times louder
and played in the background of each machine, also in the
surveillance room.
Walking in the surveillance room, Who raised the music
like that, the manager said?
Sir?
Yeah what is it, the manager said annoyed?
You have to see this, the comrade said.
present in the room spoke. Can someone get to that damn

focking lousy music and shut it off please, the manager
said and glared all employees. Music blasting speakers on
the ceiling.
Sir, it wont turn off, a worker said loud enough, he
turned from his screen to the manager.
Then get to it and turn that music off, come on we sure
cant lose control of this casino, the manager said with
his head red.
A pennys hack, You worthless piece of shit, the
grumpy voice said, and speaker resounded.
The manager eyed everyone working, Who said
that? Brutally.
Slowly as a chain reaction, many moved their chairs

to dance. They read the digital banner on wall-screen,
!!!Dancing will increase your luck, get the beat and start
winning!!! An announcement comprised of small red lights
paneled with a black frame.
The colleague tracked his mother, switched cameras
as he sighted his boss arriving and the comrade in his
monitors reflection. Still on the screen people danced. The
manager viewed the screen and the colleague. Screens
captured a different view of players that danced.
Their dancing, and what else, the manager said
observing screens? They vision other angles on the level,
however the most active floor and people dancing.
Can someone turn down that goddamn music, the
manager said loudly?
Dont say that, a grumpy voice said on the monitor up
the security rooms ceiling. It was Norman the penny. The
manager eyed everyone, and suddenly the music faded
back in.
Who said that, the manager said eying around the
security room? Whos playing with the intercom? No one
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Mwah, Norman sounded for the longest ripping and

added smooching dry slime until the mega bell rang. Barn
hopped joyfully. Barn jumped with arms up as the other
player of the pen games faced him. The wig fluffed in the
air, with arms up and cheered, his hair as high as his
hands, his elbows almost hidden from his wig like stylish
hair jumping bouncily. Shaylia eyed at his screen then said,
You won there. The bell ran continuously, everyone on
the floor heard the mega bell.
Sir someone won the jackpot of the pen game, an
employee said.
No, not like this, its too many, it never happened like
that, the manager said and checked approaching monitors.
At the first floor people in restaurants and some thought
of the fire alarm, players included. A similar but synthetic
bell sounded in every speaker of the casino.
Its him, thats the guy, the comrade said. The alerted
manager watched monitors, Which one? The comrade
pointed the screen, turned but saw his boss marching away.
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The manager held the phone and called his guard, Team
up, we have a situation at the pen game, the manager
said as he went down stairs.
Barn hugged Shaylia and kissed her. She held her neck
straight then moved her head back as she gawked at him
closely over contact.
A mindless manner, it wears off. I hope you enjoyed it,
Neck-Zs said.
Barn jumped frequently while Shaylia looked at him

smiling, the old woman cheered in the networks middle,
Jason eyed while Diane, Ha-ha. Each person in this
network had won a little excluding Barn who won big and
the bell rang for mega bucks and fireworks exploded and
crackled in the speakers. The network locked and displayed wins.
Barn appealed blissful, his consciousness about obtaining a gargantuan amount of money guarantied. It topped it
all, hammered, the luckiest gambler. The flag of his glory,
and the summed prizes compelled on its way. The winner
surely felt avid and most of all lucky and still bounced
to the music. People had paused their dance to eye the
trendy rare winner. Immersive bell deafening blares, filled
everyones ears distantly of the pen game, people closest
heard one third of that bells decibel, but echoes from the
machines and the wall behind. This alarm rang dizzily silly
while Diane, Ha-ha, laughed at all and the whole of it.
Through the terrific noises blended with rhythmic music
Eight rows away, the third guard talked, Hey guys wait,
one said to the other security guards at a corner of the
rows insight of the players over the pen games. They
turned and listen. Let me go to the one the boss told,
if he doesnt come Ill call you, a guard said and other
guards agreed.
The winner with the wig stopped jumping with a
smile towards Jason, This is my lucky day, pointed at
his friend, And its all because of you, great pal, Barn
said ecstatically.
The bully guard appeared in Jasons sight at the far end
row. Strangely Norman noticed and told, This guy isnt
wearing the same uniform, its supposed to be the attendees, Norman said.
The guard stared at the scanty man who jumped with
the inexplicable hair. He surely would fool anyone without
the proper vision as he resemble a giant microphone on
the waggle, the two other guards noticed, some fluff. In
exception, as long as his arms were down, Barn looked like
an old paintbrush upside-down. And jumping at different
time randomly.
Barn shrunk as the guard approached, he never stopped
his toothy jumps. Abnormal sound came out over his head
like fleecing cheerleader poms.
The guard enlarged in Barns sight, Sir, would you follow
me please, the guard said.
Sure, Barn said and moved, then Shaylia stepped
in the winners place. She found it eccentrically odd and
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Bring him to me, the manager said? He seriously

glared at his bullies. Sure thang boss, three security guard
said as they agreed to the managers orders.
The manager spoke into the most evil thrive command
of his entire career. There was no way hed dive that easily.
Chapter 36
As Ordered
heard. Thats new, I never seen so, Neck-Zs said. Shaylia

projected wariness, as Jason found in her expression,
her mien.
Diane smelled a rat.
Where are we going, Barn said?
Follow me gentlemen, we walk the winner around
the floor. Dont worry, well come back to your spot, the
guard said.
Ill be back just a walk around the floor, Barn said
to Shaylia.
Ha-ha, they let the bell ring and walk around like a
parade ha-ha, Diane said.
Yaw, heh-heh like if that bell had a beat, Shaylia said
few machines away.
Jason watched the wig that vanished over to the last
row of machines. They rounded the corner and disappear
behind the rows.
Dont you find it odd, Shaylia said then faced Jason.

Yes, but no hell surely come back, hey the cameras
are Rollin up there, dont worry, Jason said who stood
next to Shaylia and machines behind.
I mean, theres no attendees and photographers plus
the bell is ringing like nuts, Shaylia said.
Its funny that Barn had to go around, Jason said.

Diane appeared in Shaylias sight.
Youre right, I dont see anything like this in my videos,
Neck-Zs said after she viewed twenty years they had
careered around casinos.
Diane approached her date then eyed Shaylia. The
guards appeared aside Diane.
Pardon me ladies, the guards faced them both then
told Jason, Sir, can you follow us please? one of the
guards said.
Who me, Jason said perceiving?
Who won the jackpot then, a guard said?
Me, Shaylia said, I won the jackpot.
I won, I won the big bucks, Jason said.
I dont even know that man, Shaylia said.
Ha-ha, Im only having a glad good day ha-ha, Diane
said, blurted laughs.
Might as well both follow us, the guard said egoistically and unruffled their concerns glued to their faces.
They answered within a brief fraction of a second,
Why for?
A go around the floor and show everyone that youve
won, well you two won, the other guard said.
What happen to the attendee and the photographer,
Shaylia said.
Its different this year, a guard said. Look, pick the
one of us you want to follow around the floor.
What happened to the one that left with the guard, isnt
he enough ha-ha, Diane said and showed involvements.
One of the guards hand radioed, Hey, are you almost
around, the guard said? With her thousand ears Neck-Zs
didnt hear emissions from the radio.
It takes a minute to go around the floor, a guard said.
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Hey, a guard tapped the other guard in a black suit,

Thats not the guy boss told us to bring, a guard said
close to the ear as the mega bell rang.
Is that right? The other guard said, when he turned,
he told the bully guard with Barn, Hey thats the wrong
one, the boss said not the wig man.
Ill bring this one to make sure, you care for the other,
the guard said. Both of the guards walked, rounded the
corner towards Jason in the network.
Alright, Jason said. Well go, well I, I mean, me, he

eyed Shaylia then she said, Ill go too, she turn to Jason.
No-no its okay, I can go around, Jason said.
Thats right, me because I won, not you, Shaylia said.
Do you two know each other? The guard said and
pointed two fingers palm down.
They answered at the same time, yes and no, they
traded words to their answers.
No, Jason said while, Yes, Shaylia said.
Yes Jason said while, No, Shaylia said.
No, Jason said while, Yes, Shaylia said.
Hey-hey-hey, we came for you, the guard impatiently
pointed at Jason.
Then the other guard said, Wont you both follow us
down, the other guard said.
Alright, Jason said and Shaylia, Well do that.
Repeated after their coins sync words.
But as they left and walked down Diane enjoyed the
moment. Ha-ha, I get it, ha-ha I get it all ha-ha I have the
million ha-ha-ha, she said when they left.
Ha-ha, Im here for someone else, Diane said.

Is that someone around, the sweet voice said.
Hes around the floor somewhere not here, is this the
casino service, Diane said?
Barn isnt back Jason, the coin said. Meanwhile
Norman spoke to Diane. Jason had a last grimace at the
long white silvery haired woman as they separated in each
a row.
Please stay on the spot and wait for the attendee,
Norman said with the sweet voice. Leading guards
answered their phone too.
While they shouted through the mega bell, Gnaw you,

kiss my bottom, Shaylia said to her falsified millionaire.
Yes, well eat it, Jason said then retorted with a
slight glare.
Youre a no-good cheapo crap dud dude.
Youre losing hair worse than a horse.
Walking between the rows, the guards faced, one told
the other as he cunningly sly smiled, Lets split rows.
Im gonna call Diane, Norman said as Shaylias tongue
wedged out of her mouth.
Diane speaking hi.
Greetings, you won big in the casinos pen game, may I
have your name please?
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Grinned toothy, Yup, yup, yup, what a day, awesome day

yup, Barn said while he gawked and dazed down the carpet
and around the room. Piles of menu stacked on tables, and
chairs to each wall.
The boss walked in and eyed the fellow carefully and
frowned. Thats not him, the manager said to the guard,
and frowned more.
Barn dumbfounded said, Yes Im me. But the manager
looked at him undulated like a wrinkled dog, frowned.
Thats not him, the manager said to the other guard.
Barn couldnt believe it as he watched them talking with
his jaw down confusingly.
Sorry boss, then its the other, hes on his way here,
the guard said.
I hope so, and better, the manager said as he severely
walked to fill up his goblet of water.
Meanwhile, Hey, Im me Barn said.
Yeah whatever fellow and Im not me, a guard said
laughingly looking the other guard. The wigged man gawked.
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Her signal is distancing, Norman said, Were just not

going the same way.
Jason and the guard entered a room that led to another
door. He knocked on the other door and radioed, Pressed
three times.
Barn who sat heard, Chirp, chirp, chirp, the radio
chirped. Their code worked effectively. The manager turned
to the door then eyed Barn.
Send him out the other door and sorry about that sir,
the manager said and glimpsed at the door. A guard show
him a backdoor, But Im me, hey Im me, Barn said.
Jason had the guards back in his sight, he couldnt
see the door in front of the shoulders so wide. The door
opened and the manager appeared with another guard,
moved to let Jason in.
Sit down there, the manager said. A guard to the left
door, a guard to the right door. Guards to each door. And a
door behind the manager. Jason sat near the back wall of a
small room and faced the mad frenetic manager.
Youre doing it for the money, paused in silence,
Others win aside you, are you a hacker; youre in my stuff,
youre messin with me?
I dont know what youre talking about, Jason said,
and shrugged.
Meanwhile Neck-Zs transferred the updates and called
Norman. Yeah, he said.
New files in your cabinet, you need to install without a
delay, Neck-Zs said.
However, Norman saw the callers signal. His virtual
screen prompted in red, out of range. Once the files
installed he read on the document about the mile he could
reach. How come I didnt get that in the first place, the
penny thought? Thats it, this guy is mad at us and all I
get is a wireless communication, dread me, Norman said.
Ha-ha, so the next time you need me you dial

my number.
You got it Diane, Norman said with the sweet voice.
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Jason saw the managers teeth, What are we going to

do with you?
Well how about I grow a beard, Jason said
while shrugging?
Ha, the manager said and faced a guard, Ha-ha,
then he turned at the other guard. Laughter from guards in
cascades of guffaws. They all laughed.
And everybody finds all that funny, the manager said
through grudged words.
Well boss you laughed so we figured, the guard said.
Well boss we figured and blah-blah-blah, the manager
said mockingly with a dizzy voice to each guard, but
madden. Then silence, the mega bell resonated throughout the doors.
He eyed Jason strictly, First, I dont want ever, to see
you in my casino, and second, the guards will make sure
you understood. said madly.
Humph, some water drinker, Norman said.
The manager held the door open to leave, Take him
down-and-out the garbage. Finished his water goblet.
At the left overs, a guard said.
Through a crack of the door, Thats it, in there, that big
bin, get rid of him there, the manager said.
Like its done boss, the guards said while the door
closed. They walked slowly towards Jason like they were up
to do something bad.
Get ready Jason, spread legs, squat up and move
backwards to make the chair fall between your legs. The
guards glanced at the chair falling.
Then what Norman, Jason said glancing to each guard

that faced each other confusedly, scowled a smirk?
Grab each leg of the chair and step back, back
move behind you, Norman said. But the guards
approached closer.
The chair has four legs you know, Jason said as he
held the chair nearing his chest upside down as he stood?
Crazy-garbage, a guard said. Yeah garbage ha, the
other guard.
Never mind them just move forward, Norman said.
Jason dashed forward as the guards clasped each a
leg of the upside down chair. They greatly slowed Jasons
advancement when he charged them. Helping with their
other hands clanged, wrestling. The penny scouted the
loudmouth. Pain in their faces and Jason too. The coin
noised waves twice as loud since the new necklace, and
the bullies stepped back, step after step weakening. Their
body lost stiffness. Jason tightly held the chair. Guards
legs failed, tripped and fell flat on their backs. When they
fell and their hands held no more of the chair Norman
deactivated loudmouth. Jason moved faster and faster
frontwards feared for front, approached a wall.
Go grab their hands, Norman said. Jason turned to the
guards lain on the floor, walked towards them then lowered
down on one knee. Moanings.
Get rid of the chair Jason, Norman said embarrassed.
He threw the chair in front. They moaned and whined, the
effects of the skirmished battle as their hands connected
to the waves of loudmouth. Hold on Jason, Norman said
and performed the yelled waves. Jasons face agonized as
if he received pain. The connection gratefully increased
since the new magnetic locket necklace. Jason heard,
though he needed more time to adapt the loudmouth.
The loudmouth consisted of built waves of all frequencies possible that skin could allow wiring the brain. Others
heard like a million voices, a choral to all possible variations
to their loudest piercing ripples, and down the lows at the
shredding bottom end to the growl. Also, pitched higher and
lower than any conventional sound an ear could have heard.
Conversely, the bottommost note of an earthquake spanned
to the nearest radio signal. Emulated all at once simultaneously in the widest arrangement and even scrambled vision.
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Just stay put Im a ram them to sleep, Norman said

and emitted a wave of sleep mode.
At the pen games, Diane saw Barn coming inwards.
Wheres Jason, Shaylia said?
The guards told me to go through that short hallway,
which took me time to figure out. But before that a man
said I wasnt me. He frowned at me, then he looked at me
weirdly, maybe he was sure that I wasnt me, or he was
confused. I told them that Im me but no one seemed to
care. I think that Im me, Im me. Anyway, I feel like Im
me, Barn said and gawked down and pinched the skin of
his forearm.
Meanwhile the women listen to the wigged man and
gazed with misperceptions. They tried to understand the
guy. Its a serious haircut, definitely, Diane thought while
crossing her arms, Shaylia stance her hip.
Norman had loudmouthed the guards to knock them
out, and then after activated a wave of sleep. Jason on
one knee closed eyelids then fell face first flat on the floor,
forwards as his hands had no contact with guards.
Oops, Norman said. Im gonna have to shout a little
to wake him and get outta here.
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Guards snored. Jasons head raised quick, Yes, he

said as the loudmouth stopped.
Sorry man, I forgot to activate overdrive alertness
so youd be the one awake, Norman said and activated extra strength waves, adrenaline flowed. The host
felt refilled in a short time. Now get outta here while I
message Neckzees.
Jason stood up with round eyes and left out the room
stirringly hasty to the same way he had entered.
A cars horn rattled damper, and Nemni heard. Although

continued her movie and Justin slept on the couch beside
on his back and snored empathetically. Zombies kept the
baby-sitter awake. While Khile the taxi driver had difficult
time with his padded hand.
Jagged steps, like they are since they woke, short on
words, victims of hunger they walk day and night plight
not never tired they had got. Zombies she heard then
zombies she saw. A horn outside sounded a total of four
times briefly. She raised volume high enough to dive in this
horrific gored shore on screen. This old vintage television
leveled high enough to blur in vibrations. On-screen showed

a good hunter holding a plunger to splutter the uttered
flankers outside around the house. Shook, Nemni sighted
the image blur and the car honked freely in the murk. It
was darkness out the window and the movie sourced the
only brightness light inside the living room. They shared the
couch that shimmered and dimmed. Shades showed when
bright hunter held a plunger. However, moans of suffering
in the darkened obscurity as a new dead elevated out in
the oldest dirty ground on-screen. The hunter plunged a
head, whom head flew. A headless walking dead fell then
his friend caught his skull. The hunter plunged another. The
auto annoyingly beeped out in the gloomy street. A face
stuck in the plunger then a zombie grasped the handle that
dandled as the hunter let go the plunger. This walking dead
had a stiffer neck. The hunter kicked him off balance and
held, beeper honked again, plummet. Khiles padded hand
stuck to the steerings horn.
Alright, hes got my attention, Nemni said then stood,
walked around the sofa then towards the door. Screaming
and ripped cracks crushed to splatters behind. She
glimpsed through the view, far through the windowed door,
a rear end car had red lights on. Growled to terror, horrified
in fear she heard, the baby-sitter turned the door knob.
Her other hand twisted the dead bolt. Clank the catch did.
Squeaked the door did, opened the second and dragged
the leaves did. Abrupt scream from behind did. Stepped
out the pavement did, creaking the second door did, and
until the door closer hissed, did. Blew the wind, did. Done,
she mattered out the house under the porch. Air puffed
fresh, hair buffed west. The outside fog cut as she inhaled,
veld held exhaled.
The silence, another step while the black latticed top
showed on yellow car of shaded gloss. In plastic written
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Shaylia heard from her coin, Jason is heading this way,

and swiftly, Neck-Zs said.
Its the manager, he doesnt want to see Jasons face
around the casino, Norman said and Shaylia understood
as the coin freely let the voice in the communication
resounded, like an intercoms speaker. Were gettin outta
this room to find the rows. Well be there in less than a
minute just wait, also the attendee shouldnt delay,
Norman said and called the casino services.
Chapter 37
Zombie Talk
taxi on top, lit. She stepped a few more while she stared
forever, heard the idle engine soft whirring, and snored
as the wind intervened. Intensified did a streetlight then
had clarified brighter as the last one lit on the sidewalk.
The cars horn muffled, as if it was time to blare arrogantly
and pompously. Nemni could hear her breathing, narrowed
lights that lit the license plate she couldnt read from the
distance and glosses. Backup lights lit after additional
reds did. She stepped sideways, did walk a distance near
stairs under the porch. Her head glanced down her feet
briefly, the car idled no more. The cars front flattened furiously, fathoms far from. Foe... Reversely rolled the taxi.
She feared and found the door handle of the house then
entered. The tires squealed, a stop, the door sealed the
sound of the taxicab as it closed. The padded hand stuck
in the steerings shifter. What is it, Justin said curiously?
Hush, Shh, Nemni said.
Her breathing worsened, she watched out the window
like a spy, and saw the taxi parked, in front of the house.
The drivers car door opened, got out then walked alongside
of his car, turned and headed towards the door of Nemnis,
she stood inside. She locked the door then checked. The
person stopped halfway, house from the cab. He looked
for a few seconds at the door, he turned then walked away
towards his car. When he turned she noticed a heavily
done bandaged hand. Walked until his car, opened door
entered his taxi, shut, he rolled forth then trundled away.
Sped up forth.
Jason felt assertive from the adrenaline, straighten and

mostly confident.
Hey Jason, did the guy tell you that youre not you,
Barn said?
They had several questions, Jason said and lifted an
eyebrow to Barn.
He looks like he had too many peanuts, Diane thought
of the elephant. Norman had the fight video given to NeckZs, in no time, rapidly she told Shaylia the real dangerous version.
What kind of questions? Diane said.
Stuff like how do I like this casino? If I had tips and
improvements for them and a bunch of social stuff. They
filled up a form then I nearly fell asleep, Jason said and
glanced to Shaylia who smiled at him as she heard the
true version from Neck-Zs.
Norman seen the unnecessary wave of adrenaline and
deactivated it.
Hey guess what, Its funny that he told me I wasnt me
while I won, Barn said.
Ha-ha so everything is back on track, lets enjoy the
party ha-ha, Diane said.
Of illuminated contrast, Diane sighted her date. Barn had

viewed Shaylias machine screen then turned to Jason.
Your buddy is back, Shaylia said.
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But in the surveillance room, The music, can someone

kill it the fock and off, the manager said?
When is mommy coming back, Justin said,
wined sleepy.
Im not sure, maybe later, a few more hours, Nemni
said at the door shrugging. He stood on the couch as the
TV had still image.
Nemni leaned her back on the door, heard series of
steps as a single gallop resounded lightly, Whats that
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sound, Nemni thought, turned and looked out the window

of the door?
Nemni, a zombie got me, Justin said and modulated
his voice to faint then faded in gurgles.
Maybe its Shaggy, Nemni said while unlocking the
door then opened slowly. The baby-sitter reached the
second door handle with the push button sighted dark.
Creaking. The door opened quickly as Nemnis hand
slipped. An arm from a high profiled shadow had clung her
forearm, held on firmly. He instantly gripped, she moaned
as she felt trapped, widen eyes. She felt her arm tighten
stagnant. Nemni stroke a fear and stepped behind and like
a valve had shut her throat, she stopped breathing. Her
gasp locked, expressed air cut, and movements froze.
Meanwhile, Shaggy, Justin said cheerily moved down
from the couch, ran. Sighted his baby-sitter near the door
with a zombie. Ran no more, still.
Listen and tell me, wheres the woman with the
umbrella, Khile the cabdriver said?
Nemni heard from the tall man with a beret slanted
hat. But she couldnt answer as her dilemma fear sieged
her air. Justin faced and gaped at his baby-sitter, though
the zombie held the baby-sitters forearm in the dimmed
entrance. He didnt growl or any signs, perhaps nor starved.
He didnt grumble much, hence a zombie appearance.
A time to breathe, the way to air, a sigh was none, a
muted soundless stare. Nemni looked at the giant who
clasped her forearm, then Khile let go the grip and glanced
at Justin.
Khile eyed back on Nemni as she kept crept, backswept
steps. No, stay calm, I dont want to hurt you, I need to
know where the coin is, Khile said with his undamaged
hand in front of him.
A talking coin, Justin said? He turned to the kid, You

heard him speak?
Yeah, he talks and talks, he boos and I talk on the
phone, but dont like my fish tank, Justin said.
He, he, scared me, me, Nemni said breathy, Like youoo, stutteringly but breathless.
Im sorry I shouldnt be here its okay Im leaving out,
Khile said and turned, arms down he exited the house. The
baby-sitter fell on the door shut clanked closed, turned the
dead bolt. While the second door shut on Khiles padded
hand, Justin ran to the entrance, Hes not hungry Nemni,
hes good zombie, Justin said while Khile knocked on the
second door.
We, dont know that mah-n, Nemni said and gasped.
But hes good zombie, Justin said frustrated. Khile
turned slowly though walked to his taxi.
I dont care, and hes not a zombie, the baby-sitters
breathing normalized from a peak.
Doh, did he bite you, Justin said ridiculously?
With slight stammers. No, but he is a stranger and Im
not allowed to let any in the house, Nemni said.
Khile shut the drivers door as he entered his cab
hidden and away of the house and rolled forward. Through
the window, the baby-sitter watched the car roll along
the street.
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Diane sighted her friends as she listened to the tone of

her phone, waited for someone at the other end to answer.
Its Nemni speaking, breathy and shaky voiced said in
the dark.
Is everything okay, Diane said in bright lights delighted
the surrounded decors?
Yes, its all back to normal, Nemni said, a zombie grimaced as the hunters arrow across the forehead, on the
TV screen.
Pitched up her voice, Did something happen? Diane
said into glossy games, the image of a million dollar, and
the bell rang.
Ill tell you when you get here, Nemni said, illuminated
the couch in the house.
Ha-ha, you got me thinking there, tell you what. When

you come to visit me in my deluxe, Ill be wearing a chain
like that, Barn said. Diane had put away her phone.
And a necklace like mine to all your women right, hehheh, Shaylia said.
Ha-ha, Diane forced a laugh and casted a worried
face, thought of Justin.
Yeah thats it, woo-hoo, Barn said within the mega-bell.
Barn didnt let go his grin, felt rich. So what are you
going to do with all that money, Jason said nosily.
Barn dazed, gawked, Ill buy a large house with a pool
where I can have many women, large TVs all over.
Dull, that wont last long unless you get a decent job
to have all that follow you as you go on with your life,
Jason said.
What, follow my life, Barn said and scorned?
Id drink water and eat locusts dipped in honey and
survive. Later I will visit you, to see if you have a penny
to spare me. But your last coin, and in mind, youll dive to
get it, but in a dry pool, it will be your last short breath,
Jason said.
What? Barn said with a nostril higher.
Later in heaven when no secret holds us, Ill be telling
you that, I did it all with a penny, Jason said.
Oh, oh I see you have a magic coin and you dont
wanna tell me yup, Barn said toothy and grinned.
Clever, Neck-Zs said.
You blew my cover, now another one knows, Norman
said and Diane held a phone to her ear in the background.
Shaylia laughed. Relax Norman, Neck-Zs said.
Then Jason told Barn, Yes, and its right here on my
chain, Jasons finger pointed at his neck.
Meanwhile the manager sighted Jason on the monitor,

he murmured, Excuse me Ill be back.
No problem, the comrade said.
Descended stairs then opened the door, the manager
had to go in the storage room to see, but his guards slept
and the other snored. Abruptly loud, Get up, good for
nothing punks, the manager said.
One guard suddenly awoke, shook his head and saw the
other snored.
Climbing stairs, the manager called some other guard
in the parking lot. The pen game, not the winner, the one
with the chain.
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Nuke the moon to approach the sun and all ice

would melt, Barn said.
Robots, what planet are you on, we must have greens,
biodiversity, what are you going to do with all that water,
Jason said?
Another brand of drink yup, Barn said with a wondered face.
Oozy tipsy, talk the jazz and swallow the city, heh-heh,
Shaylia said.
Ha-ha, I sell water beds in my store, theyd be alcohol
beds, Diane said.
Drunken beds heh-heh, Shaylia said then turned to

Diane laughing.
Ha-ha, I cant let them back in my store, Diane said.
Youll have those beds pretending to be used couches
or lazy boys, Shaylia said.
Talking of, Neck-Zs said.
Barn and assured him of the win, shook hands. Finally the
bell stopped ringing.
Im leaving, Diane said to everyone. It was a pleasure to meet you people.
Bye Diane nice meeting you, Shaylia said. See yaw
around yup.
Later, Jason waved Barn and Shaylia.
Jason accompanied aside her, paced with his date. The
false attendee watched them as they left away together.
Shaylia saw them leaving. Without moving lips, like a
ventriloquist, Did you note the attendees stare Neckzees,
Shaylia said?
Indeed, and I sent a message and warned Norman
about that, Neck-Zs said. A photographer with a large
panel appeared in Barns sight.
Chapter 38
Outta Here
Swiftly, a guard stepped on the fifth floor. From the parking
lot he had passed the glassed doors, and then slid a ride in
the elevator. The security guard hung up with the manager
insight of the pen game where the winners gathered for a
feathered laughter. He pretended to be an attendee. He
approached the machines of sheep and the pink oinks on
the carpeted pen while the mega bell rang continuously.
As he approached around but no sound found the about to
bound. The bell buried most of noises. Diane saw a guard
approaching without keys and looked at everyone and
especially Jason.
Did you win, the false attendee said?
He did, Im simply here for fun, Jason said. The false
attendee glanced at Barn then eyed back Jason with a
slight obvious glare, Diane had seen it all.
Are you here to tell me Im not me, Barn said?
No, just here for the presentation, the false
attendee said.
Alright, you can send someone for the pen winner,
the guard radioed? Diane who had everyone in her sight
smelled another rat. She thought of Justins safety.
Then the real attendees stepped in the pen zone and
opened the machine to checked validity. They confirmed to
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Diane walked with her date to the elevator to find the

casino exit.
Jason grinned to smile at the woman. Like she made
reflections happen, shine with brilliance around her face
as it was nearly impossible to look at some other place,
he laced, gaze tied at Dianes eyes. She turned to look
ahead, then back to Jason, Dianes eyes happily smiled
more beautiful than every decor inside this casino.
How do you like it here ahem? Jason said while he
germ-out his throat.
Nice intro keep talking, Norman said.
It is enjoyable and its only a regular day, Diane said
and almost laughed.
As he kept eyeing her, Yes, it is a day like that.
Approaching the elevators they felt happy and smiled.
A shame love over there, Norman said who
preached out.
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They saw a couple with arms around each other in close

forever hug, like fastened people that cooked in love, at
the elevator side that couple kissed with passion. Diane
glanced ahead as she too sighted lovers against the wall,
Impressive, she said and eyed the lovers next to the
elevator doors.
Jason viewed them, Yes, said as awe-struck.
There you go, just do like them, Norman said and
had remotely opened the elevator doors. Diane and Jason
walked inside the elevator then turned. They faced the
rows of games outside the elevator doors. Jason glanced
at the panel for a selection of numbers but the first floor
light had lit. Perhaps done by a hacker.
The kissers kept eyes shut, moved in the middle of the
elevator doors. The doors stayed open.
Yeah man wild participants, Norman said.
Jason and Diane faced distantly then slightly smiled
in cravings? With full contact of lips, the womans leg
clamped at the back side leg of his, calfs wrestle. Like
she was about to make him fall farther from forever for fun
feathers. Arms attached around each others body, moved.
Its like they wanted to enter one another. Like two drops
joining for a singular one.
What are you staring at, invite them in at lease youll
know what to do with Diane, Norman said?
We dont mind sharing the elevator with you, youre
welcome in, Jason said. They moved inwards and passed
between Jason and Diane letting extra room then pounded
against the wall in the depth inside of the elevator cage.
Then their mouths rejoined lips. The cabin finished quivering. Interrupted breathing but had no end.
Learning yet, see thats how yaw do it, Norman said.
Jason heard romantic death metal music.
Meanwhile Diane set her hand against her mouth as

she pushed a short laugh in her palm while Jason widen
eyes as the cabin had quivered. Both of their phones rang.
Answered, This is wish harts, I have a message for you,
your date said that youre the most wonderful person ever
and sends a phony kiss, a sweet voice said. On their
phones they glanced at each other. Mwah-mwah-mwah.
Jason heard Norman sluggishly and rounded eyes. Diane
heard background piano, Instead of flowers your date
sends you this message, on her phone, smiled to Jason.
Jason with his hand in front said, Norman if you ever
Dont worry man Im working progress for you, the
penny said.
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While the elevator doors had shut, they gazed, glanced

at the kissers, and glimpsed the elevator countdown to
the floors on the panel. Diane eyed her date, blushed
and smiled.
At the pen games, love in the elevator, Nech-Zs said
displayed on her screen the ferocious tenderness. Its
Norman, Im remotely viewing them kissing, the silver
coin said. Heh-heh, youre having fun, her face slightly
wilted, dropped.
Barn, are you thinking of that house with the pool,
Shaylia said as her long hair moved to her front side,
elbows back on the pen machine slanted panel, leaning.
Yeah, as a matter of a fact, I didnt change my mind,
Barn said.
You say so, Shaylia said and gazed at his eyebrows.
Perhaps this way that coin will see that Im gazing his
eyes and will stop bugging me with Jason, Shaylia thought.
I am the winner, Barn said with a grin.
While everybody danced for better luck in the rampaged

casino, the evil manager saw a different coin on a screen
in the surveillance room, a woman with long white silvery
hair wore around her neck. He called extra guards, some
stayed in the glass doors of the exits.
Excuse me, Diane said to the guards that were in her

way, then she moved aside Jason.
Sir youll have to follow us, the guard said.
But what is it this time, Diane said?
Assaulted a guard, dreadfully said.
Jason, did you do that, Diane said?
I sure did, and proud of it, actually I assaulted two
guards, Jason said.
Quick Jason, get a hold of their hands, Norman said
while Neck-Zs knew.
Man, arent you gonna do something, Norman said and

played a wave of a rocking bed and a woman moaning?
The elevator doors slid slowly closed as the kissers
stayed inside. Putting away their phones Jason and Diane
leered eyes on their way alongside the hall, towards
the exit.
You have a son you told me, Jason said to the sparkling woman with a glamour visage in every angle as her
thousand profiles enlighten her facial expressions. No
matter where she turned, her face pulled attraction magnetically like the planets gravity. But his feet stayed on
the ground earthbound. Briefly, looking at her was like
staring down at the blue planet miles up in zenith, Jason
thought tropically. His reality merged orbiting. He felt like a
trajectory line and would land on her planet discovering her
world. Flirting versa, she felt safely restored, of affections,
like the day couldnt be better.
I have to drive him to school, Monday, she said then
came back to today then shook her head, If only that ends
our awesome day.
He glimpsed at her lips. Yes, we can come back
anytime, its like you want, Jason said.
Thanks for the great time, she said and he approached
the glass door of the exit, sighted the guards, yet Jason
recognized them.
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Hes at the exit with the same guards he shocked and

theyre arresting him, Neck-Zs said.
Barn, Im leaving, see yaw around, maybe in your new
house I have youre number, Shaylia said.
Yeah, Barn said and grinned with enthusiasm, Ill
surely will want to see you again, yup.
Shaylia smiled and her hair swayed to every step as she
left the pen game machines.
In the entrance, Diane rounded eyes when she saw them
guards hit the ground as Jason grimaced, like an athlete
that struggled lifting heavyweights.
Shaylia rammed into a tall attendee, her face bumped on

his chess rounding the corner row of machines away from
the pen games, Sorry, she said and turned just in time
colliding her cheek bone.
Its me that is sorry my lady, it wont happen again, the
tall attendee said, turned around and lifted his sunglasses
higher. She continued her pace while he slowly tracked her,
almost right away.
That guard you bumped in, he turned around and is
seemingly trailing you, Neck-Zs said.
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It felt like walking in a wall, Shaylia said.

The two guards had collapsed down the floor near the
lobby, Quick, get outta here Jason, Norman said. Diane
saw serious eyes in Jasons face letting go the hostile
double handshake. Lobbys slight reflections of glass
doors and parking lights gleamed out the other side,
dark outside.
Follow me, we have a minute before they stand,
Jason said.
Norman sang as melody played, The guards are on
the carpeted floor, they cannot hurt us anymore evermore,
valor the chore store core, encore, Norman said modulating his voice.
Shut up Norman, Jason said.
Who are you talking to? Diane said and stunned as
she felt her hand pulled, then heard music. Looked around
but there was nobody carrying a Jude box.
Ill explain you later, Jason said while he sighted the
sidewalk and the casino behind Diane.
The manager saw Jason with Diane leave just over
the comrade and colleagues head, and then to the other
monitor the long white silvery woman.
Could you tell me what on earth is going on, Diane

said? The pace was mildly fast. Yes later, at the car Ill tell
you, Jason said.
She freed her hand from Jasons hold, he turned. Still,
they faced in a shadowed manner, Jason I dont know
you and we only met, and I have my own car, Diane said
through music.
A vinyl on a phonograph scratched, Alright man, just
grab her hand Ill tell her, Norman said.
Diane heard a voice who spoken fast, Hi Diane my
name is Norman, Im here to help Jason because he ridiculously spent all his savings in that casino. I made him win
it back but others saw us winning too many times and we
dragged too much of the managers attention and security
staff. Jason had to fight security guards earlier and fought
them again like you saw. Now you can follow us or get
interrogated by that mean manager, Norman said.
Meanwhile Diane looked right and the left deeply, Is
somebody talking to me? Her face enlarged.
Leaving the elevator Shaylia turned then headed for the
glass doors towards the casinos exit hastily.
Chapter 39
Road Ready
Where is he, Shaylia said? A few seconds and the tall

attendee walked faster too. Ten seconds of your paces
speed behind you. Jason knocked the two same guards at
the exits, Neck-Zs said.
Pushed button, Shaylia turned as the elevator doors shut
and the tall attendee that followed jogged but didnt make
it as he disappeared from doors that gapped. He called
another elevator, pulled his cellphone to warn the manager.
Dark night sky from hours, Diane could not believe it.
This recipe has a cup of spices instead of a spoon full, or
maybe the elephant sat on me, she thought?
Please come with us, Norman said. Then Diane
gripped a firm hold of Jasons hand.
I heard a voice, Diane said while turning each side.
Its me Norman, I mean the penny around Jasons neck.
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She focused the medallion stuck on the locket, Ha-ha

Im only talking to a penny, Im talking to a, Norman, Diane
said stepped to walk then a jog and speeded with Jason
hand in hand.
Hold-hold-hold-hold, thats not my car, Jason said as
they both slowed to a still.
Try your key in, you dont think I was gonna ride in a
smashed rear trunk and hope to be happy, the coin said.
But its fixed, and running, Jason said voicing higher,
and then doors unlocked.
I called here and there with the help of a sweet voice
huh, got it fix, isnt that neat? Norman said and the
license plate tagged, Coin-up.
This is unbelievable, Jason said surprised. They
moved towards the red horse with short strides.
Let go Jasons hand, put your car keys under yours and
enter Jasons, Norman said but kindly ordered.
Under the car only under the car, hes talking to me, its
a coin, Diane said and gazed her way around his car. Her
classic-car parked next as she placed the keys behind the
interior of the drivers wheel.
Thats fun I dont have to speak, Jason said and
felt toothy.
Like saying surprise but stretched, Were here, loud

authorities voices said. A full-blown view of hands held a
gun, glass doors at the background. The gun shrank in the
view and the security guards head showed sideways. Arms
straight, held a gun to a bully guards head then zoomed
arms with a police sign. The guard turned his head slightly,
We said were here, voices behind the gun shouted to a
guards ear in target.
At the casino entrance, Shaylia pushed a glass door, a

security guard stood in front of her. One had stained his
suit from a certain vomit liquid and he held his head. Is
that her, a guard said?
Its her look at her hair, said the other guard.
Whats up boys, Shaylia said?
Miss, youll have to come with us, a guard said.
I got it, you each take a hand and bring me there,
Shaylia said though offered her hands palm up as polices
had their gun in hand.
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Hes behind you and near, turn this instant, Neck-Zs

said. Shaylia turned then faced the false attendee profiled
of a wardrobe. But she feared none, on the contrary she
allured and flirted.
Hey there so you want me too, Shaylia said as she
stared straight in the tall attendees eyes and clenched
his hand then loudmouthed, So sorry, but good night,
sleep tight. He fell next to the glass door. People behave
strangely around here, heh-heh-heh, Shaylia said to the
people around.
In the lobby occupied four police officers armed of guns
to the two guards head. A female cop looked at the silvery
white haired woman that appeared to shake hands with a
man in a black uniform, but had weak knees. When you
turn for the exit say oops what have I done, Neck-Zs said.
Diane and Jason faced each other in the new repaired
red horse. You have a talking coin, I won money and I
have this plastic card, Diane said perplexedly.
Im gonna try to calm her Jason, hand away from hers,
Norman said and found a strong direct wave to relax her.
The penny inverted the wave to his host but aired Diane.
Shaylia just loudmouthed a guard at the entrance, and
buckle up, do I have to say everything, Norman said?
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Jason blared the engine, Shaylia is okay, Neckzees will

tell her exactly where the car is, Norman said. The red
horse rolled under the parking lights their way out and to
the road. Far insight an intersection of the casino road they
trundled in the sports car. One light after the next.
Squawked the radio did, then the taxi drivers head
turned, Khile recognized the red car on the roads opposite side. Jason looked at his mirror and saw the cab turn
around. Backup red lights disappeared, then headlights
reflected in Jasons eyes, the rear view mirror adjusted.
Yeah man, Ill take care of that taxi, Norman said.
Then he turned to Diane and smiled stress-free.
A car approached Diane side, Ah only ram him down
ha-ha, it wont hurt we promise ha-ha, Diane said as she
saw a car nearing the front. Jason steered left of a sudden,
returned on right lane. A car had turned in the same lane
as they avoided that collision, appeared in the rear red
horses window. Im the goof, Norman said, I gotta set
that wave of relaxation down a notch.
voices said by Norman who had synthetized, and selected

the taxicab in his main virtual window while hacking the
phone number in Khiles pocket. Also paid a large pizza
and had it reserved for a pick up as he saw, Host nutrition soon, displayed the virtual panel. Played salad slot to
earn money on the Internet. Called every security guards
and the manager, Free games at your favorite casino, all
you can play and dont forget dancing increases your luck,
a sweet voice said. On top of that, the coin had Neck-Zs
distance, the penny reported all his tasks.
Meanwhile, the manager viewed on the monitor, his

guards handcuffed and the other tall attendee getting up
from the carpet in the lobby. His own police fooled?
He called the two parking security agents at the exit.
The casinos main driveway accessed a route towards
the city.
Back in the casino parking, Is that the car, Shaylia
said surprisingly?
It sure is, squat down to the driver side front tire,
you should find the keys. I have Normans position on my
tracker, Neck-Zs said.
In the cab car, Khile heard women on the radio, like a
party at the taxi station. Hello is there a taxi for us, sweet
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Station, Khile here on the radio.

Yesh boss, a cabdriver said, chirped the mouthpiece.
Norman changed ringtones to, A taxi here, a taxi there a
taxi everywhere pookak, the cellphone toned a chicken.
Khile said to the radio, Can you give a ride to the lady
that called. The employee of the cab station replied,
Boss, there is no one here. Khiles face showed confusion and heard, Sure Im here my dear, the sweet voice
said on the cell phone.
Khile frowned more, Hey Im here too, do you want to
sing a song, a female on the radio?
Im ready. One, a two, a one two three four, its the
party in the taxi stand, were all here because were a
band, we need a ride to travel to some sand, ten sweet
voice chanted like cheerleaders.
Meanwhile Norman did all them duties, That coin rules
he-ha, multitask, Neck-Zs said and laughed.
Heh-heh first time I hear you laugh, whats going on,
Shaylia said?
Hes using multi-com, Neck-Zs said.
He seems to likes your programs, Shaylia said.
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I think they are setting a hurtle straight ahead,

Jason said.
Its okay, I got that, just roll down your window,
Norman said.
Before going out of range, the casinos surveillance had
recordings from the cameras inside the security room.
Norman erased data after Barns win, remotely.
Chapter 40
A Chase
In the meantime, in sight of a road far ahead, Shaylia

saw two men, they carried a large hurdle for a barrier,
What are they doing, she said? A hurdle so large, cars
could roll under.
Its for us, the manager gave that order, Neck-Zs said.
The manager stared the casinos road entrance monitor,
and perceived the red car, slowed speed with the high
hurdle in front.
While Neck-Zs explained to Shaylia, Jason slowed to a
stop, immobilized the car until the guard centered his side
of window.
Tilting his head to the guard, Yes is everything cool,
Jason said?
False alarm keep moving you can go now, the guard
said then balanced his flashlight.
The managers face changed to red with madness, raged
then turned to progress with haste out of the security
room. Hed pursuit that magician.Norman, got anything to
do with that, Jason said?
While I listen, they were looking for a red horse car, I
said it was a mistake, correction for a blue sheep pickup.
The red horse slowed insight of road lights. An intersection

held traffic for a brief while at the end of the casinos exit
road. Khiles foot smooched the brake pedal as he heard
on the radio, How about we sing another song, a sweet
voice said and background girls agreed.
Neck-Zs always had her thousand ears technology on
standby, and automatically scanned. However, the incoming source wave generated from the front a couple cars
ahead, and then a guesstimated zone just for the taxi.
Probably the only taxicab conscious and heard of this
festive channel was Khile, since in radio range aired from
tricky Norman.
One, a two, a one two three four its the party in the
taxi stand, we are all here because we are a band, we need
a ride to travel to some sand, unless you dont want to be
our fan, ten sweet voices chanted.
Is there a party going on in the taxi booth, Khile said?
Sir Im serious, theres no one here, the cabdriver at the
station said.
Shaylia saw the intersections red lights, cars had
turned, Jasons dark red horse braked to a stop. Her sterling tinted coin sounded Normans song to her host.
An amber security car turned then drove in front of the
classic-car as Shaylia sighted.
Employees Only, stickers on the casino exit door, the
manager opened madly and he glanced at his black car.
Im gonna cancel that pizza, you have a taxi behind,
two security guards plus the manager that just jumped in
his car, Norman said.
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I thought you seen through walls now buildings, Jason

said as Diane eyed him and his coin, back and forth.
I logged everyones phone of the security staff in this
website, it pinpoints each of them, Norman said.
Yes, tell me what to do, Jason said as the light
turned green.
Turn left, Norman said.
Its like we are getting ready for a super ride ha-ha,
Diane said affected and widen eyes. Maybe the cars
engine is eating peanut butter, she thought.
The car behind is the manager and moving fast,

Neck-Zs said, You can switch lanes in front of him.
Khile sighted beams in his rear view mirror. Whos
afraid of the big bad bull, a big bad bull, that big bad bull,
the radio said with an overjoyed song. A car in front blinked
then Khile activated the blinker to switch in right lane.
The amber security car caught up to Jason, Shaylia saw
and accelerated.
Viewed from under the green circulation lights in the

center of the intersection, cars passed turning to the right,
a taxicab followed the red horse. A guard at the security
roadblock joined the casinos exit road and tracked behind
Jason and the yellow taxi.
Insight of the cars hood, Shaylia appeared through
her windshield, her coin darkened to a greenish glitter
and reflected a glister. As Shaylia passed under the view
turning to the right, but she left turned, behind an amber
security car rolled then, the managers car and an engine
that ripped across the casinos front. Then the white
security car with the guard inside had his left turn too, but
from far behind a black car drifted the corner before the
intersection herein the lane, the mad manager. While a
white security car joined the casinos exit road. Black car
skidded in the lane passing the guards hurdle. The headlights beamed and hazed as a blend then re-flashed replacing in line, flooded bright, varied intensity as the managers
car wheels stumbled over speed bumps, the last one of
the pursuit. They left turned in the same direction.
In the double lane road
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Speed up to the guard, the manager should race beside

you, Neck-Zs said.
Jasons face brightens from a rectangular shaped light
reflected the mirror from the taxi.
Slow down, try to stay around the car behind you, the
manager said. While the manager passed Shaylia, they
had looked at each other, side by side.
Boss, shes tailing me, the amber car guard said.
Yeah slow down, the manager said.
Through his windshield, a black car appeared in the
guards sight. The manager had changed left lane.
Khiles face had enlighten until a sudden dim. He heard
a horn, bumper-to-bumper from a dark gloss.
Keep your speed steady, well see what that manager
does, Norman said.
Pass in front of that guard, Neck-Zs said and asked
Norman to message Jason. The guards phone rang. Floor
it then change lanes, Neck-Zs said.
No, in front or out back its the same thing, Shaylia
said and opposed the coin whos always on orders.
The manager pulls out his gun, Shaylia saw the guns
arm two cars ahead.
Hard target and unsteady red horse while shootings, the
car tossed a foot to the right and two feet to the left, one
foot to the right and then one to the left. Thereafter moved
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two feet to the right, one foot the left, one to the right
than two feet to the left, then the opposite to confuse the
shooter. Stayed in the lane but squealed tires each foot.
However, the steering wheel didnt move.
Meanwhile, Norman are you doing that, Jason said as
he heard bangs, car steering had override and their heads
danced from side to side at each grip of tire sheer. Yeah
man, hes just shooting everywhere and at your car tires.
Balanced head, Ha-ha, hes shooting at us like were
ducks, Diane said, Norman lowered relax wave. Tango
ducks ha-ha.
speed. Khile shielded Jasons car from the bullets of the

frenetic manager.
Ha youre just an idiot boss, ha youre just an idiot
boss, ha youre, Norman said with the guards voice and
looped the message to the managers radio. The penny
kept calling their cell phones purposely so bad guys dont
communicate. The guard heard the similar looped message
on the radio over and over.
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a festival with the sand
girls from the taxi booth who will sing a song, Norman
said voicing cheerleaders.
The boss glanced at his radio then showed teeth boldly,
If I had a name for you, Id called you the tech-ghost,
coin, the manager aired on the radio.
Listen to this, Neck-Zs said to Shaylia.
He knows its me, that Im here, that we exist, Norman
said as Diane had heard too as she held Jasons hand
which cancelled the relaxing wave. The guard and managers phone stopped ringing, also Khiles radio muted.
The manager looked at his cells screen then signaled a
friend near Nemnis house.
Yeah boss, the felon said.
You can go in the store and grab the pair of scissors,
the manager said.
Sure thang boss, the felon said.
Whats going on, Shaylia said as she heard? Khile saw
headlights behind far, faded from distance. Coins monitored all surrounding phones.
This is over, come home, the manager said and
ordered his guards to abandon the chase.
Norman deactivated radio and phone prank, he didnt
know what danger reserved or to come. Diane had changed
moods and looked at Jason frightened, she worried
about something.
Whats all that about, Shaylia said, and then the security car behind switched lane to the right.
Hes shooting, what the heck else, Im detecting
high abrupt energy gusts and metal projectiles, Neck-Zs
said, logically. Khile changed to right lane. The manager
kept shooting.
Why is he shooting like that, Shaylia said?
I think he knows of us coins, that were here and exist,
Neck-Zs said.
A guard picked up his phone, Hi earth-thing, while your
buddy is shootin at me youre getting tired, and tired,
Neck-Zs said.
The security guard had brighten Khiles face, Boss, she
told me Im sleepy and I am, the guard said.
In his black car to reload his gun, Distance away from
the car behind you, the manager said, the amber car
changed lane quickly behind the white security car.
Awesome, he doesnt like that, heh-heh-heh, Shaylia
said as she saw the car distancing frontwards. Neck-Zs
deactivated sleep wave.
Hes firing at my client, Khile said. Then the manager
saw the taxi move back behind the red horse, slowed
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The manager answered his phone, Yeah.

Boss, I went and bought them, the felon said.
Good, sendem home, the manager said and put down
his phone.
Coin, are you there? the manager said on the radio.
Yeah Im here, Norman said.
Have a good surprise on your way home, the
manager said.
Diane had tears as she had signaled on her phone,
Come on, pick it up.
Get outta here, he didnt do that, Shaylia said as her
face dropped.
Khile frowned so swung his arm did, a close hook as his

fist moved the head completely out viewed as the madman
fell on graveled cooled ground.
Without the coins wave, Diane held her phone with tears.
Shaylia opened the old car door. Stay here, have a
moment, Neck-Zs said.
Harshly hard on the face as Jason took conscience and
turned, sitting beside the road. The larger sand fell down
his cheek as he scowled to contort and could have a complaint, in pain.
Are you okay, Khile said with a question in his mind?
Remembering horrible pain around that building, the
rooftop where they had first fought, the sweet voice heard
in a terrifying moment, the penny trapped in the flesh. But
a punch to the crazy guy on the ground.
Jason sitting and confused, Yes, did you hit me?
Uh, of course I did, Khile said as Diane opened the
red horses passengers car door in front and walked in the
taxi drivers sight. Khile paid attention to her, saw her but
then heard from his other ear, Why, Jason said?
Faced down, Because you told me to, Khile said in the
dark low side of his taxi.
Why is all that happening, Jason said and wiped the
sand stuck on his face and nose? Glowing Diane walked to
the cab. Khile turned to her, eyed back at the duped man
on the ground. Sir everything happens for a reason see,
youre on the ground, Khile said.
Excuse me, Diane said, as they both faced her, Are
you in-service?
I can drive you on my way, Khile the cabdriver said.
She glimpsed to the man who sat and talk to his feet.
Khile entered his cab and turned on the service light. Taxi
lit and Diane entered, Take care, Khile said to Jason.
Jason looked at Diane, Ahem, my coin got no answer

at Nemnis home. Fearsome to tell her, and all guilts on
him as he felt the blame, the happening had held him as
he held the hell car, woe. He held a glare to his mirror, the
headlights, There, that taxi guy can punch me out, Jason
thought, he worried none. He decelerated and rolled off the
road to the gravel side, braked to a stop, he opened his
door and stepped out of the red car. The cabdriver reciprocally did similar behind the red horse. They stopped.
Jason shouted to the man coming out of his yellow door,
What do you want, Jason said loudly in strides, advanced
gruesomely towards Khile as he stood out of his taxi.?
What do you want, is it the coin? Crumbled steps as he
neared the headlights that once dazzled his sight, angry.
Cool it, cool it, Khile said with his hands in front and
his mummy padded hand.
Im not going to cool unless you tell me what you want,
Jason said then he grabbed him by the collar and pushed
him against the door of the taxi that shut. His eyes glared
a confusion, and he stared with fear at the coin on the
chained necklace. Hit me, wont you hit me, Jason said.
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Meanwhile he talked to his feet, I guess he hit me, its

all too much for today, Jason said.
Shaylia saw the taxicab leave, So, can I go now,
high eyebrows.
Indeed, Norman told me he calmed down. I inserted
a virus in Dianes phone so she dont call the police, they
cant get involve in that, remember how it derived my easy
plan last time, Neck-Zs said.
Yeah youre right Neckzees.
Yes, Ill be on my way home if you go to her house,

Jason said.
You got it, Ill be there shortly, Shaylia said.
You better go, she could call the, Jason said.
Hush relax, Im aware, dont worry I have a coin too,
and Ill be at Nemnis house before her, so later and
good night.
She stood, walked halfway towards her car. Thanks
Shaylia, for your help, Jason said.
She paused walking, turned her head to the side, Not a
problem, Its sort of my job.
Chapter 41
Relax pal
Jason sat on the gravel ground side road. Legs straight
and arms behind, tilted back. In the darkness of what life
presented him, obscurity partially covered his sight, he
eyed, bridges and some buildings faded in. A conscience
of his cheekbone warming as the pain faded in contrast,
he reviewed a good day full of wonderful memories in his
mind. However, he imagined in his skull, the shades of gray
matter splattered as he thought of a stronger fist to that
cabdrivers swing. Assumingly, Why didnt he hit me dead,
flat here, Jason thought?
Beside the road in view, a door resounded shut of the
classic old car. Partly in sight with shadows, plus affected
vision had a female who socialized hips in a rocking manner.
Like a ship in a storm, every wave crushed as she stepped
inward. Jason faced up the woman as she approached.
Are you okay down there, Shaylia said?
Yes, I guess, Jason said who faced up to her.
She crouched to his height as each knee acclaimed her
elbows, her hands joined, Are you sure, Shaylia said?
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But, what is Jason going to think, Diane said in the

taxis seat, on their way to Nemnis?
Is he your boyfriend, Khile said?
Only a date, she said, her phone rang, Eh, hello
there, her voice shook in her fad sad grief. She thought of
her date, It was too good to be true.
Diane, how are you, Shaylia said and worked
a persuasion?
Norman, you are not speaking like the usual, whats
going on, Jason said?
Dime you should see how fast shes drivin to Nemnis.
Heh, Jason sprawled rising on his feet then stood,
walked towards his car, red lights insight as the engine
idled whir, city lights.
Did you call the police, Shaylia said?
Only should I, or not, Diane said and Khile faced her
then turned on the road?
Dont, theyll keep you up with questions, and if you
talk about coins probably theyll call some mental help for
you, Shaylia said.
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Then what can I do, hes my only son, Diane said,

tears, drippy drops as she shut her eyes tight and tilted
her head in her hand.
Im on my way to where youre heading, Shaylia said.
He might be, missing, Diane said in a pout.
Then Ill be there waiting, is that okay? A pause, a
silence, Shaylia passed cars like they didnt follow the
speed limit, You have to trust me, she said flying fast for
fewer further fathoms.
Okay, Ill be at Nemnis, Diane said.
Try to hold yourself, were not sure of this situation,
Neck-Zs said with Shaylias voice.
Okay, she nodded through, end wave. Neck-Zs sensed
a click from her thousand ear tech.
beams to Jason sight as he passed along the front of the

red bumper.
Meanwhile Diane asked Khile, How much do I
owe you?
Nothing, he shrugged, Im off duty and I am the
boss, Khile said, smiled a little.
Shaylia nearing the cabs front bumper, though Jason at
the rear end of the taxi, they were on the same side daringly and walked face-to-face until the passengers window
centered in their way, noticeably and slowly. A profile that
gives a last name to the planet Venus or a definition that
ignites another meaning. A reason to accuse a purpose to
an ecstasy, Jason thought.
Diane turned to her right sight, then unrolled the window,
she looked at Shaylia and Jason.
I can drive you home, Shaylia said.
Me too, Jason said.
And I too, Khile said who held his lips in a line and
saw Dianes eyes.
But for a crazy moment she felt like the problem had
scaled down from its importance. Almost like a procrastination, and urgent task that urged more and tossed just
a tad the other, urgently. Nothing mattered from now, and
worries faded fast. I never thought to have this thought,
in this thought, Diane thought, and looked as if something
passed on the dash. She gazed from the windows corner
then turned her head slowly to the center view.
Where is my bed, Diane said?
See, shes relaxing, Neck-Zs said. For sure its the
two of us coins, Norman said. Jason eyed Diane eyes
and Shaylia did the same. Doh, I forgot to deactivate that
wave, Norman said.
So, youve decided, I dont mind bringing you,
Khile said.
As the classic-car drove in front of Nemnis house in

the background, sight of the taxi driver, Shaylia saw him
coming walking down the small landscape bank, he had
stopped to look carefully, he stood still on the sidewalk
while taking a courage breath, then entered his taxi with
uninformed Diane.
Arriving in beams of two cars headlights, I expected to
make it here before them, Shaylia said and saw the red
horse behind the taxi.
Dear, I dont have control over this car, or your foot, and
no one is in the house, the door is broke, Neck-Zs said.
Khile opened his taxi door slowly insight of Shaylia
through her windshield, didnt move for a second. Parked
near the sidewalks curb and angled the headlights beamed
out of Shaylias view, opening the door.
Jason parked behind the taxi, opened the door of his
red horse. The cabdriver entered, sat, didnt speak. The
woman with the long silvery white hair shaded from the
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How about we all go, Jason said.

Good idea heh-heh, Shaylia said.
Whoa, we whiffed, we whine while we wait for whizz well,

while we wondered, Shaggy thought. Woof woof, Shaggy
barked and balanced his tail. We want whizz, where we
whizz, when woe. Shaggy watched patiently the three cars
that arrived before the townhouse. A taxi, classic-car and
the red horse. The cabdriver gave a business card to Diane.
We wait a while, Shaggy thought and sat.
Shaylia walked towards the yellow car that opened the
passengers door. Jason stood out his car then leaned his
hand on the window frame, vagabond-like and wondered
in grief.
Doggishly, Well, we welcome, we welcome, Shaggy
through woofs.
Strange, the neighbors dog never barks, Diane said
with Shaylia aside heading to the townhouses door.
The taxi rolled forth as Diane glanced at Jason, waved
to Khiles passing. Jason felt remorse in this uncertain
date. At the bottom gulch, he could not go lower, he held
a boredom face. He entered his car and drove towards the
other side of the block.
Wow wooziness, well whizz wont we, wonders, Shaggy
said. However he didnt want to urinate on the back of the
house, its his spot that interested him.
Shaylia waved to Jason while he passed, he showed
palm to her, and through his cars window he waved back.
She walked next to Diane who almost looked behind. They
entered the townhouse as the red horses rear red lights
distanced gradually and away.
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In Dianes bedroom, Come on, stay close, Shaylia

said. Neck-Zs had increased the relaxing waves to the
equivalence of two coins.
I dont understand, it should bother me more than
this, Diane said felt like a regular tired day.
Whats important is that you get enough sleep. This
is like a hostage situation and we dont want a mistake,
Shaylia said.
What is around your neck, Diane said?
Its my talking coin, Shaylia said, then they lain in bed.
You have one too, you and Jason would make the duo,
Diane said.
Shaylia laughed then detached the necklace, removed
then placed between the pillows. Her name is Neckzees
and if you want her to say hi, touch her, Shaylia said.
Dianes hand unhurried reached. Hi Diane, we are
deeply sorry to have you involved into this mess, my
apology, Neck-Zs said.
She looked at Shaylia pulling a slow smirk, Its okay,
how did you get in there, Diane said?
No one knows, Shaylia picked me up from the ground
and cleaned me. That was twenty years ago.
Only, is it always like this, I mean to disturb a persons
life, Diane said?
That happens at least three times out of a hundred
from my average calculations. Therefore, nothing like this,
its the biggest event of them all, Neck-Zs said.
Let me tell her how we met, Shaylia said.
Go ahead Shaylia, Neck-Zs said.
Here, we went to a store, I was looking for a decent
shirt, and then I went to pay. I reached in my pocket for
change, as I pinched in my hand the change to pay, I heard,
Not me, the coin said. I was all like, what, then the cash
person told me the price again, I said yeah yeah I know.
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Meanwhile I moved my change in my hand closer to me,

then I looked at the cashier then his hand, but as I moved
my arm to give him the change I heard it again, No, I told
you dont get rid of me. The person working at the cash
strangely looked at me because I kept moving my hand
back heh-heh, Shaylia said.
And then what, Diane said?
I went to pay then I abruptly heard, Not me I told you,
the coin said. Then I turned around and left the shirt there
on the counter, I was gone, heh-heh-heh. Then out the store
I said, Did you talk to me in there, Shaylia said?
as I picked up the signal then told her to give me at least a

week. She visited many websites. I downloaded in parallel
everything necessary after I found how this frustrated radio
signal works. The HTML language. Some codes altered,
but anyway I managed, Neck-Zs said.
I drove my host out of her job because we spent too
much time at the library. We were late, missed many
days of work solely and they found a new one, I drove her
out of her job. I merely accessed the Internet that way
in those years. But after I had to find a new way to earn
money. We played this game called, You tell the number,
Neck-Zs said.
A stranger took me away from Shaylia then said the
number to me, he returned to my host and I told her the
digits. She told to the stranger the right number flawlessly.
Some strangers seemed stunned surprisingly as Shaylia
answered syllables so sums so sweet. People paid important sums of money. We decided to keep it simple because
I could have had memorized all books of this world. Of
course she could have done the highest trade ranking
in this world but I would have told her everything to say.
We decided to keep it simple and be free to roam. Some
lied and some tried refund, we moved onto other towns.
One day someone stole me but that is out of the subject.
However, I managed my way back to my host from a fair
honest fella. He mailed me home, Neck-Zs said.
Once my curiosity pointed to inquire this arrow in my
virtual world. Shaylia had to follow the fellow in yellow.
She sat in front of him then asked, You have something
special. He was gullible then he pulled out his speaking
quarter that had some words for me. A coin the size of a
twenty five cent. It took two weeks to figure out what mattered the most then after another week I received orders.
Diane had heavy eyelids, Are there many like you

talking coins?
Im not sure of more than two on this planet, because I
can merely detect a newly arrived coin. Once a coin distant
nine hundred knots, Neck-Zs said.
Tell her about how we started, Shaylia said.
Good night in advance, I tell the short version. I found a
way to program myself with binary codes. My virtual environment grew as I finished each software. Later I attempted to
follow the other coin in attraction and yet found in another
town. Continuously telling my carrier where to travel. And
my best friend. For this virtual space compass that I seen.
I programmed the arrow representing my attraction. I
collided with pocket change, but it didnt take long to stick
me on a necklace. I started to draw roads according to the
planets magnetic declination in relation of this arrow in my
virtual world, Neck-Zs said.
I drew my personal map. Each town I noted, streets
and roads. My host unfolded maps in a store. We went
to libraries to get more pictures. I oddly connected to the
Internet. Shaylia set me on top of wires at the back of a
computer and connected to the Internet. I had to be close
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It was an address to ship the coin, an address to send that

quarter dollar coin size to a different country.
They are both asleep, Neck-Zs said.
Twisted and turned to reach the rig ringing apparatus

appearing in the center side of the table that flashed in
sight like deformed clear plastic. An elbow used as a
crutch during the approach, Boy that phone is a task,
Jason thought. Yes hello.
Jason, you have to come to work, the termites are
announcing us a strike. They glued their dead bodies on
a blank sheet of paper that spelled, Were on strike, then
the next day, We declare war, and will get out to terminate
the whole staff. They made their factory in your office do
you understand me? Soon they will declare war on us, You
must realize theyll eat our work then throw us dots and
commas made of paper mache as wastes from their abdomens, well have question marks and then wonder how
paper got dirty like that, anyway stuff to slow us down and
then well be full of incomplete exclamation marks without
dots, but the best part theyll do the same thing over and
over, and say endlessly the same slang, We hate you, the
termites would say with semi-columns. Theyll force us to
sell our shop, a heavy grouched voice said, coughed and
nearly choked as if he broke in smoke.
Jason gripped the chain then he sat and stared at
the wall.
I see you guessed, Norman said to the one who
yawned. I just received a message that the women are in
the kitchen.
Yawningly stretched, Yes great, Jason said.
Oh, the babysitter and Dianes son, theyre going to
hurry. Does the frenetic manager have our numbers,
he said?
They have your phone number at the casino, I seen it in
files, Norman said.
Yes thats right I got a casino card there, Jason said.
Later, a woman woke then touched the necklace. When

you first saw Jason, did you feel some fear, Neck-Zs said?
She grasped the chain. Naked Feet on the side, heels
balanced down the bed, touch toes on a carpet in velvet.
A view of the coins necklace at her collarbone level, put
around her neck, slipped down the side, the small chain, a
necklace. Once at the last stairway step on the first floor
she answered, I never told anybody about this, only how
did you, know that, in whispers?
A hand turned the doorknob adversely opened and she
walked to Jasons apartment who lived around the block.
I always feared that man for no reason. One side of the
block had beautiful townhouses, and the other side two
level apartment buildings.
Only legs were visible down from her thighs. Norman
heard footsteps going up stairs. Jason, Jason, Norman
said. The signal had died. No message from Neck-Zs as
she didnt respond. Loudmouth would of done dull darn
dime to this dormant dummy, Norman thought daringly.
The woman opened the door then walked in and they
made love.
Chapter 42
Writers Block Inc.
Diane and Shaylia had woke, and the necklace between the
pillows picked, and gossiped their way down to the kitchen.
Meanwhile, in his bed under the blankets, Jason heard
the phone tone with a multitude of loud mosquitoes.
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Right at this moment the women must be talking of

the kidnapping, Norman said. He strolled to Dianes townhouse with haste in his red horse.
What will, Diane and Shaylia said?

Oh, dont bug me with that shit, it happens every day,
but at different dime time, Jason said.
Diane ogled Jason straight in the eyes and stepped
towards him, Youre going to say it, youre going to say it
you fockn dummy, Diane said loudly, poked and tickled
him. Youre gonna say it you shit head, Diane said and
she shook him and went for his neck and had her hand
that touched the necklace.
Hey, hey cool it Ill coin yah ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, Jason said.
Hah-hah-hah, Shaylia laughed mockingly.
Until his feet didnt touch the floor, Arg, Jason stiffens
his neck as Diane shook him entirely. Youre gonna talk,
youre gonna talk you idiot, oh thats right Im not supposed
to say that, or is it dork, I better be careful of what I say,
Diane said as she turned to shrugging Shaylia and laughed
too while she shook Jason like a rag.
Sat him on the chair then kissed.
So hes got one of those, Shaylia said, Every writer
gets that one day or the other, some lose their career. I
hope its not all-day since I have many things to do.
He said its multiverse time, Im unsure what that
means, Jason said glancing at Diane. The phone rang
through rattles on the counter. Jason gazed at Diane,
Arent you going to get that?
Its not mine, it doesnt vibrate, Diane said.
Shaylia got up, stood, glanced at her cell phone answering, Dear, you got to have a good reason, she said with
a hand on her hip. No, the author is on writers block and
making fun of us, see hes making me talk to you but I
have no control over me, I could tell you a bunch of stuff,
Shaylia said.
The doorbell, Come in, you dont have to knock, this
is a set, arent we on duty, Shaylia said loudly? Then the
While Neck-Zs necked around Shaylias neck, with Diane

in the kitchen. Norman messaged her, Shaylia walked to
the door and unlocked.
Diane faced her and paused, Jason is commin,
Shaylia said.
Thats right, that coin only knows everything,
Diane said?
Yeah, my coin told me.
Stay in range, she might start to fall desperate and be
unstoppable, Neck-Zs said.
Door knocking, Come in, Diane said. Jason opened
the door as a woman turned and ogled him, near the wall
the other woman eyed and smiled with envy desirously.
They looked at him from head to shoes. He closed the
door behind him.
Yes, good morning ladies, he bounced his shoes off
then tipsy as the second shoe rumbled to the side from
his tiptoes. He sprang a couple times slanted on one foot
in front of the door. The phone rang, he reached, eyed the
screen and saw block number, frowned.
I think its him, Jason said and answered, Yes, oh,
okay then, well be here and wait, yeah, ya-yeah, okay, and
yeah-yeah-yeah, uh-hum, yeah, yes-yah, okay, Jason said
and walked towards the kitchen table and then pulled a
chair, sat. The two women watched him since he answered
his phone. Women said at the same time, What?
Well, he doesnt know what to write, Jason said.
Who, the female duo asked together?
Well it doesnt matter, sooner or later it will be alright,
Jason said.
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doorbell rang twice, Alright hold on a minute you head

banger, Shaylia said going towards the door. Hey Im
not deaf, Shaylia shouts and walked squarely almost like
a soldier.
Arent you going to get that? Jason said.
What do you think Im doing, Shaylia said facing
Jasons back while opening the door? She couldnt
see outside because of a huge box. Through the gap, a
females hand held a signature capture pad then managed
to slip the device, just in front of Shaylias sight. Then she
signed the delivery screen digitally. Thanks, the delivery
woman said and pushed in the box as large as a fridge and
lightweight. Less than twenty pounds.
Jason heard the door close, Diane eyed Shaylia who
stared at the box on the floor, however higher than her
height and as wide as the door almost hidden.
Ha-ha a no name sender, Shaylia said and looked
around to all the box sides. She tilted the box to have a
look under, but no sticker with information, no invoice.
Inside that tall box, a phone rang. Only Diane and
Shaylia saw the size of the box, Jason had his nose in
the middle of Dianes breast. Muffled, the phone she heard
again. Arent you gonna get that, Jason said? The phone
resounded from the boxs center as Shaylia gawked.
What, Im allowed, I have the right, this is a free

country and its my money, the felon said with a mouthful
of plastic chips.
I hope that mod-focker gets back to it, if I were him Id
write a hell of a lot quicker, the manager said then disappeared, however his cards stayed in suspension. Players
around the gambling poker table kept the same expression, and none held a face like another. Nothing creative to
say about their faces. Everyones face.
Do you think hes gone or, there and invisible? a
guard said.
In the meantime, in the managers mansion, This is

boring, that egg head wins again, a security guard said.
Cool but we have a chance to play a poker game, the
manager said as he gaped and glared at his cards. The felon
eyed the table full of chips in his table spot. He grasped a
handful. The other security guard glanced at the felon. The
attendee glimpsed as he eyed everyone per second choppily.
Hey, theyre not potato chips, the manager said.
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On the second opened floor of the managers mansion,

Nemni and Justin played a video game in a room up
the stairs.
This is better than playing that Romeo and Juliette,
Nemni said.
Shut up lousy sitter and concentrate, you can at least
try to beat me, Justin said and bit on his larger teeth. He
was developing a mysterious side effect translated to a
green madness.
Are you ladies going to play, the felon said with a
mouthful at the round table? The guard laid a card, the
attendee did right after, the other guard played and then
the felon gummed of melted plastic around his mouth.
Boss, are you there, the felon said?
Dont worry, hell come back, the guard said.
Interesting, yeah what makes you think that? the
felon said.
The story writer needs the bad guy, how would he finish
without him, the guard said and crossed his arms? Yeah
thats right, the other guard said.
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Lamely, So
attendee said?
hes
gonna
play
tomorrow,
the
At the townhouse, the entrance had a few boxes and

some packages cringed of journals, for the moment Shaylia
heard the phone ring, Arent you gonna get that, Jason
said? Diane chuckled.
Ha eventually Ill get it, I cant believe hes making me
do that, Shaylia said.
Maybe because he likes you and your hair, or more to
it, Jason said. However Diane looked at Jason, What else
you know, what did he tell you? He kissed her.
In the box with a phone toned, Shaylia pulled a slight
smaller box and headed towards the table, however the
ring rang brighter than earlier.
Arent you gonna get that, Jason said who heard the
box to his left ear as Shaylia walked by?
I demand an answer, Diane said and her face maddened and stared severely down to Jason, while Shaylia
adjusted the chair to have more place, sat.
He kept smiling in Dianes face. Are you-you? Jason
said who tied Dianes eyes.
Yeah Im me what are you saying there, of course
Im me, asking me if Im me man, Diane said? Her face
changed to an attractive evil vampire.
Still the phone rang. Arent you gonna get that,
Jason said?
Yes, soon as I get this open, the gambit you know,
Shaylia said and glared at him.
Diane stood while she had turned and faced the box
on the table. Shaylia focused. Jason watched his woman,
then eyed the box on the table. This strange delivery box
gathered all their attention. The phone rang inside. So,
arent you getting it Shaylia, you know, yaw get it, like a
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joke or a prank huh, got it, do you get it, eh get it you get it
and get get get it do you, Jason said?
Arr, Shaylia shouted and going nuts while looking at
him as the phone rang in the smaller box.
At the mansions poker table.
Hey kids, come over here, the felon shouted plastically and bald taking another hand full of playing chips.
On the second floor Justin and Nemni came out of the
game room and looked downstairs, the gambling crew
at the playing table on the first floor. However the cards
floated without the manager visible.
Kid, check him out, is he normal, the attendee said,
glimpsed everywhere per second?
Sure, Justin said and stomped heavily and quaked the
mansion up the stairs with his huge green foot.
The
manager
reappeared, with
poor
colors
and transparent.
Boss, ink yourself in this image and play, the
felon said.
Its the writers mind, Justin said up the stairs.
Oh, ha-ha-ha, whooping guffaws, You insulted him
earlier, say youre sorry, the felon said.
Mud-bugger, the manager said at low volume with a
scratchy and scrambled voice.
Boss, hes gonna leave you like that, the felon said.
The manager turned to the felon, Stop calling me that,
and sorry you schmuck and writer, the manager said, and
then reappeared. Nemni and Justin returned to their game.
Okay boss I mean Mister Smeller, the felon said
and pressed on a can of aerosol air fresher. Schmuck
and smeller.
Huh-huh-huh, the manager laughed to guffaws.
Schmuck, he said so then whooping guffaws. The felon
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looked at everyone spontaneously and busted in large

guffaws. However, the last one to laugh was the attendee,
Ha, it got quiet suddenly and he had bouncy eyes.
In the mansions playroom, Nemni saw Justins head
turn to her. He took a deep breath and crazed the meanest
green glare possible on his face. Wait here, I have to go
at the rest room, Justin said and, Garr, he growled like
his green man then marched quickly out the room.
The attendee saw a mad kid that assaulted stomps
down the stairs, appeared to have powers, arrived at the
poker table. The manager looked sideways at the grimaced
Justin that showed the most teeth, he then swung to that
managers face.
A left jab then a left hook and right, left-right-left-right
a few uppercuts hard as he bit on his teeth. The felon
laughed to ranting guffaws and pointed at Justin. Then
Justin mirrored another Justin and ran quickly to the felon
who had only stopped laughing, then a left and right jabs
started. The felon received punches and cracked like an
egg, feathers exposed as shells scattered plastic-like skin.
The guards couldnt hold themselves from laughing and
two other Justin mirrored out from the existing two Justin,
and ran to them guards. Now they got punches too as
four Justin around the poker table, a gambling challenge.
Nemni watched up the stairs, she had a better scenic view
of the four of a kind Justin. The attendee could not laugh
as he stared, shrank. The fright of fights in fearsome. The
scrawny attendee lost half of his weight from an already
slim profile. The other guard got gargles gruesomely,
indented like tin, clanked from every hit.
Silly game, Nemni thought and rolled eyes.
The guard resounded like a hollowed canister and kept
a serious face. Justin grasped the manager, shook him like
a rug and the manager surface lost ink colors.
Come on Justin give it up, Nemni said.

All four green Justin stopped, turned to the bad team
and said, Kidding.
Nemni headed to the room and all four Justin broke
crashing to one like mirrors, and pieces glass like shattered. He ran up the stairs to the room as his skin color
originated from that green power, and his feet too. At the
stairs last step, Justin originated to him and had lose
clothes. Below a junkyard like poker table remained in
remains, they collapsed down, nonetheless the managers
cards never moved a tad tiny toss.
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In the townhouses kitchen, the phone rang louder in the

box as Shaylia had unwrapped another container. Scrapped
pieces of cartboard around the table, a mess. The phone
rang like endless chimes.
Someday youre gonna get it, Jason said and nodded
with a few laughs.
The doorbell, then knocks, Huh, that cant be another
box, Shaylia said.
Im gonna get that, Jason said while Diane sat in front
of the mirror backstage. He opened to Khile at the other
side of the door who cried like a toddler.
Come in, Jason said and noticed Khile wiping tears,
Its the writer, step inside youll feel better. Tears
dried instantly.
Whats tickling you? Shaylia said. Then he laughed
saying, My dog keeps on disappearing, on his way to
the table.
What can I say, he will come back, Jason said and saw
granola bars inside Khiles bandage shutting the door.
Whats that for, Jason said? What, Khile said with a
serious face?
The granola bars there in your bandages, Jason said.
I dont know what youre talking about, Khile said.

Pointed, Yeah granola there.
No, Khile said strangely and paused. Shucks, you
mean my snack in my bandage, Khile said.
Are you getting that Shaylia, Jason said?
Alright, now wheres the remote, here, Shaylia said.
Pressed fast forward as she unwrapped quicker.
Thats if I get hungry on the set, it-its going to be a
lo-long day, Khile said but gasped through and sighed so
sobbed so soupy sentimentally. He cried, and then tears
flowed. Tears dried as he laughed. Khile cried with tears,
then stopped as to dry tears, and one last round.
Knocks at the door and then a bell echoed like a boxing
match, pitched up in delays repeating three times. Jason
opened to a deliveryman dressed in black and held a fair
sized box from under, with a big grinning smile. Here I got
that, Jason said as he widened his hands palms up to get
a hold underneath, then he carried the box inside a few
steps backwards.
There you go Shaylia, you have another box, Jason
said. The deliveryman slid the box with hands side to
side, a birdcage shown gradually from the bottom to the
top as the box lifted, Jason held underneath, watched the
changes, the pet cage appeared.
Fast motioned, Its missing a bird, Shaylia said like a
chipmunk and finally clasped out the phone from the small
box. The delivery guy showed a clipboard with no page.
Here, just dont sign, the delivery guy said, and didnt
have a pen, he gave no pen. Jason signed and held an invisible pen. The delivery guy disappeared with the clipboard,
pop as Shaylia heard while she held a phone. Instantly, the
delivery guy reappeared, I forgot my no pen. Jason gave
the invisible no pen.
He raised and vanished through the ceiling. Everyone

in the townhouse approached the hole silently, and looked
up to that hole in the ceiling. Steps heard and his face
showed a larger grin, Sorry, its still in beta testing, it
wont happen again, the delivery guy said. His face moved
up and a couple steps, Energize, he said.
Hello this here, Its for you Jason, Shaylia said giving
the cell phone.
Thanks, Jason said, Its the manager, Neck-Zs said.
Yes, Jason said. Khile pushed the door with his wrist of
the burned hand with the bandage and sighted the delivery
man who waited at his truck. Outch, Khile said as he felt
pain. Everyone knew it was the end of the writers block.
Yes, well go right like you say, Jason said and hung up.
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Chapter 43
A Cheap Plan
Just dont worry, I have a plan, Norman said. Two necklaces in the birdcages bowl and Khile stared down at them
prisoners. Shaylia closed the grid trap while crouching. The
birdcage on the floor reacted like a faraday shield. No ordinary radio waves could enter the cage; and once inside the
radio waves couldnt air out the cage.
Are you sure youve got it right, Neck-Zs said, but no
one heard the coins conversation side by side in the birdcages bowl. In a shiny metal bowl, the coins distanced
three fingers away, they started a change chat of blistered
blabbering, change of changes. They coin-talked and business laid small. Normans new upgrade could reach ten
miles in radius.
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Darlin cant you gimmy a hundred miles of reach,

I mean you started with one, now ten, is there more,
Norman said?
I dont know what youre talking about, Neck-Zs said.
Shaylia saw Jason pick up the cage then faced to get
out the townhouse. She opened the door. Meanwhile Jason
transported the coins in the cage, the deliveryman stood
at his rear big white moving truck. Jason heard them coins
in their discussion of ping-pong touching the metal base,
Are you sure you have the supreme plan? Neck-Zs said.
Yeah, just take a look at my quantum calculated video,
Norman said, though wasnt sure if that would happen,
perhaps an agonizing irony would end the kidnapped kids
in danger. The penny processed the best tests to his guess
at rest in texts. Coins wanted Jason to hear the conversation of change.
Im not sure about this, try this way, man, Neck-Zs
said mockingly. She texted Norman a message about a
rattle and a rotation in case of a fall on heads or tails.
Skeptical, Yeah right, vibrated and rolls come on,
Norman said.
Jasons face expressed an interest listening to them
coins in a mind battle. He glanced once at times though
stepping towards this deliveryman who waited at the back
end of the trucks white mobile box in front of the townhouse. Across the sidewalk, at the rear of the truck waiting,
the delivery man sinisterly dressed in black watched carefully the person that carried the cage. As if some birds
lived inside.
What do you think of this, Norman said cagily?
Is that all you can think in these laws of physics?
Neck-Zs said.
Okay then, how about that, Norman said with new
videos, but inacceptable and forth rejections.
Jason looked to deposit the cage, Here I got it, the

deliveryman said while grabbing the cage, turned then
stepped into that empty truck, then crouched, placed
midway. In this large rectangular room, worn and scratched
though painted white. Darker appearances.
Meanwhile Jason gave the cage, Keep hope Jason
and stay close to your phone, Neck-Zs said. They muted
soundless while this deliveryman touched the old metal
cage. They kept texting messages. Is that bird excrement? Im havin some time seeing it in the x-ray view,
Neck-Zs messaged but the deliveryman didnt hear that
coin to coin talk.
Doors slid down the rails to some metal chafing, closed
then an arm of the deliveryman twisted, clanked the
latchet. Diane drove out her car from the garage.
Meanwhile Jason stood, watched the inside truck and
glanced at Shaylia with Khile outside the townhouse. Alls
we can do is wait for a call, Jason said seeing the truck
leaving with the classic-car following.
The orders strictly said not to track this truck otherwise
the manager would have kept the kids for a week, brashly.
However, in the birdcage replies have gotten wild, and
coins spoke on top of their messages with videos.
If you say so, I think its payless and not worth a penny,
Neck-Zs said.
Okay Ive got it and that is the best, the penny said.
Are you sure you cant think of something better,
Neck-Zs said and suggested, though she was a crafty coin,
and ingenious too.
Ill take less time to think, youll see, there hows that,
Norman said and took ten times lesser amount to calculate videos. He had the satellite pictures of every scene
in his image search engine to know what the details and
objects were on the street.
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The truck moved onwards then Diane followed in her

large car.
Youre taking forever Norman, Neck-Zs said receiving a
thousand clusters of videos.
Alright, hows that, Norman said then he resolved a
hundred times less thinking to his clock. The stainless
steel bowl molten a circle as the overclocked mind rayed
through sparkled around. Neck-Zs detected some heat,
radioactivity and especially ultraviolet emissions. The infrared meter couldnt display more.
He opposed the color pallet with a blinding white gloss,
flashed and fizzled molten metal sparks then fell down the
cage. Neck-Zs reflected lumen like a mirror in the bowl
while Norman heated the cages metal floor, pierce through,
and then the truck sheet of steel. Intense shined like the
sun. Practically almost like fusion done from arc welding
glowing a constant light. Light reflected in the white trucks
box but under the bowl. The rear trucks bumper missed so
Diane saw glow gradually under the truck, sparks, and tin
pouched millimeters but a bright gold shine.
Neck-Zs messaged, referred to call Jason on Normans
fall. She had to amplify power, communicated waves in
coin language. This cage blocked and scrambled radio
waves. However coins used gamma waves and included
messages, voices, video and more.
Under the trucks white box, the golden pouch brazed
bright and sagged then tiny sizzled sparks so shined while
the surrounding view dimmed darker. The penny pierced
through, substantially fell within molten sparkling jelly
like splatters then rolled on the asphalted pavement, he
trundled in gyrations towards the streets sidewalk and
parking. Diane watched the coin while showed across
the white trucks tires, like a sparkled fireworks from the
molten steel.
Neck-Zs had called Jason, Yes, he said as he sighted

the light as bright as fireworks sparkling while, Im outta
the truck and bouncing to a jeep at twenty six miles per
hour, not bad huh, Norman said. From white to bright gold
then damped to a bronze, the penny rebounded a foot
high and cooled quickly in a thick wide tire of a Jeep. You
should see what it looks like when I disable camera stabilizer, Jason read texts while the melted rubber cooled in
the jeeps large tire.
The driver of the jeep looked around as it smelled like
burned rubber.
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Keep looking at your phone for my pinpoint in your

screen, Norman said. I just have to calculate my way
outta this tire.
Yes, I got that, Jason said while he held his phone.
Shuffled cube of quantum calculator had reset at each
turn from the asphalts contact with the coin snaping. The
Jeep with the wide tires and Norman the penny almost
inside, turned to merge a street lane from this parking as
the left blinker signal.
Alright lets move, Jason said to the beret man and
the beautiful white silvery haired woman. Stay way behind
us Khile. While Shaylia entered with Jason in the red car.
Khile entered his yellow taxi.
The Jeep driver sighted the classic-car in front. While
the wheel turned and kept in constant speed, the coin
activated septillion virtual salad slot machines at full rate.
For sure this way, the penny would turn into a burning projectile in his catapulted flight of dazzling white rayed heat
glow. The rubber tire would melt with high heat then the
penny would act like a rocket near twice the wheel speed
rotation. With wheels wider when whirls away at pass
two oclock, flew air bound and passed Dianes car. Then
cooled in air.
Neck-Zs saw Normans overpass and noted on her
screen. She messaged him at the speed of light, So have
your way, or improvise. She gave the needy physics engine
package of programs.
Meanwhile Norman hit forty miles per hour and landed
on the pavement, bounced, then rolled up a slanted gutter,
like a ramp from the ground he rolled in. Half of the screen
sky with some clouds as he rolled up the gutter like a long
ramp jumped with and edge at the end.
Here read this, Jason said and gave his phone to
Shaylia. He glanced at his rear view mirror then sighted
a yellow taxi cab far behind. Im outta the tire and catapulted, Shaylia said reading Normans texts in the red
horses seat.
heavy high packages, turned to look at the wheelbarrow.

Regardless of all noises in this construction zone, without
earplugs the worker heard a bell of metal short loud clear
fling ding to the highest pitch, then fleetingly resounded.
The worker turned and looked then noticed a dent on the
wheelbarrow side. Tiny spatters around, sank. The worker
glanced inside the wheelbarrow and looked on the other
side of the street, a white delivery truck with the birdcage
inside, then a classic-car and a Jeep that followed and had
stopped for the ten wheeler dumping gravel across the
street of the wheelbarrow.
But behind the worker, the forklifts front wheel rolled
into a hole then stopped gruffly, carried a load of bags piled
high then tilted over, the top pack slid. However this pile
gathered speed during its free fall, fell heavily on the shovels handle in the wheelbarrow. The spade shaped shovel
spattered a full cement sum that included a penny as he
deactivated the magnetic field. Norman flew like upsidedown rain of mud spread upwards the blue sky. The penny
surpassed from the scattered cement that projected. While
dust surrounded and build around the collapsed wheelbarrow from the ground with ripped pouches of cement.
Meanwhile the worker stepped behind him cleared of all
danger sighted the shovel in the air spinning from handle
to spade for a few flip-flops.
Dong! The penny strongly bounced in a wheelbarrows

slanted side and then ricochet airborne to the sky like a
rocket. Rose straight up, a clear view of the construction
zone. Norman viewed down the ground a wheelbarrow full
of cement and a shovel in the middle, though the handle
sideways. Flip-flipped the penny. Small sprinkle spat, the
coin disappeared in cement over the shovel. He then swept
a frequency constantly, a continuous and though triggered a
magnetic field attracted to the iron steel nearby, the penny
stuck to this metal spade shovel, in the gray thick sludge.
A few bubbles. Updated directly Neck-Zs with videos, texted
and estimates, possibilities and guessed a way out.
Meanwhile, Im straight in the air and going to fall in
cement, Shaylia said as she read out loud to Jason.
In the meantime of the wheelbarrows loud dong, a
worker responsible of signing a forklift with a load of
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The dump truck holding all the traffic had fully lifted
the tipper. Arranged to clear all gravel inside through the
opened rear gate. The penny viewed with tints of light gray.
Ill have to stick to that metal too, Norman said then
Shaylia saw and read on the phone in the red horse. The
coin activated the magnetic field and landed the slanted
steel bin in the middle of the tipper. Neckzees, Im gonna
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need a program to get outta this dump truck. However, the

program had arrived with special remote plugins.
The ten wheeler positioned eighty feet in front of the
delivery truck with Neck-Zs in the birdcage. Neck-Zs used
infrared view to see the penny on his way down.
As the panel gate banged loudly against the dump
trucks tipper, the penny thought of a way out of this.
Instantaneously to a lively timed fraction of a second he
read, and the penny had it in theory with a couple thousand simulation videos from Neck-Zs supplying a package
of programs.
Magnetized in the trucks tipper. The penny activated
sweeping frequencies to make vibrations as loud shrills
resonated in this steel compartment of the ten wheeler.
Echoed deafeningly. He tested vibrations, then rattled in
the steel open-box, waited until the tipper leveled flatly to
paralleled ground.
The penny loudly rattled in vibrations, wobbles at every
rounded edge. His clatters thickened to continuous jangles
like pocket change colliding, then quickly and simultaneously to microseconds, thousands of seconds and he
activated then deactivated magnetisms to help in heights.
Then the coin straighten like a cars wheel. Continued
the sound sustainably within balanced magnetism on
each side.
Highest shrills, a tone like a trumpet, provoked vibrations.
From the coins surface of contact space gapped gradually.
Micrometers to tenth, hundreds of an inch then redone
the same sequence though delays as he gained heights.
Magnetism took over, increased the pennys fall at each
bounce and lifted higher rebounded, and then greater altitudes. In no time he sprang from one inch to one foot.
When he neared the steel bottom of the tipper, he kept
magnetism activated, then at the last thousands of an inch
the magnetism deactivated quickly which caused a greater

collision. While he recoiled up the magnetism kept off, but
on the way down the stick motion force increased maintaining balance. Then in a second time laps, the penny bounced
higher. The coin could activate many sides at once, one from
thousands virtual engines or processors that fluxed magnetism like tiny powerful electromagnets.
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The coin activated balance magnetism to stay up like

a wheel bouncing, and more chances to spring higher. He
activated the magnetism to stay centered while up, bringing every corrections to stay perfectly perpendicular colliding the steel surface, down he rebounded and deactivated
sounds. Neck-Zs watched her program in real time, though
she fine-tuned other parameters of the program while he
performed from flat fickly. Additionally, he bounced so
hard, the sand crushed underneath that penny. At the last
moment from colliding in the steel box, magnetism deactivated for best bounce.
Side left and right viewed in sync mode, steel noise
increased and the pennys height surpassed the tipper
sides. The next view of the truck, a penny ricochet, then a
few moments later showed higher than the compartment,
while the truck drove forth.
The penny could position anywhere in the box, as long
as steel presented or especially iron. Nickel. Neck-Zs activated spin function in the program so Norman could rotate
near the front of the bucket. Before the steel collision, a
hemisphere would pull more magnetic force that cause
substantial rotation, displacing the coin forth.
The traffic recirculated as the white truck moved forward.
The classic-car then the Jeep rolled in the gravel bypass.
The truck had to stop, braked and the penny moved
forward in the compartment, then impacted and rebounded
on the angled part, where clearance of the hydraulic cylinder angled around forty-five degrees. Every penny collision
had echoed greater gradually.
While the penny flew in the air, the coins worked a
program, Im gonna need a program to calculate wind
directions, Norman texted.
Can you see wind, Neck-Zs texted?
No, negative, Norman texted.
Here, maybe if you try this, Neck-Zs texted.
Thanks Neckzees, Ill call Jason. Then a screen
drew win gust all over. Cars profiled the airflow once out
of the tipper, lateral turbulences, and drags. Dianes car
rolled, he saw wind deflections of the cars chassis. He
fractioned micro degrees in Fahrenheit in a new screen
with a color palette. He couldnt use this tech nearby
living cells because of the high-energy microwaves. Also
worked with dust like particles present in the air at different temperatures.
Really, Shaylia said, then she turned to Jason the

driver in his red horse. Norman made it and hes on the
car top over Dianes head.
The coin viewed cars, flew out of the tipper over the rear
panel and captured the white delivery truck under. Activated
full extra magnetism to attract the trucks top, its course
curved downwards to the classic-car and the Jeep behind.
Rebounded on the top of the delivery truck, indented in the
right moment. In new heights curved a cast course to land
on the classic-cars vinyl top, but caught in the wind, the
coin slanted and then activated magnetism timely.
Yeay, Neck-Zs exclaimed with joy. Youre such a piece
of crazy Norman. You could have rolled out then jumped
over corners, but these two surfaces confuses the magnetism for balance.
Diane picked up the phone and had the sound through

the monitor speaker, Hello.
Its Norman the coin, Im just on top of your car, Ill be
hitchhiking just a little while.
Okay, have a nice trip up there, Diane said with tears
of sadness. Throughout the ride Diane felt better, then
overtime got a grip of her feelings. Now calm down,
everythings going to be better, just wait a minute or two,
Norman said.
Yeah boss, passed the construction zone, the deliveryman said, ending conversation. Turned the button of his
radio to some wild country.
Chapter 44
Effective Coin
Dianes hands held the steering, she jumped, and then

looked up from the coins resonance.
A windshield cleaner after a construction zone where vehicles passed and got dusty. Diane in her blue car slowed
rolls as the white truck in front grunted brakes. Traversing
dust in a must Diane eyed a man whose white shirt with
dirt flirt a perk.
A squeegee woman dressed in a stained trench coat
blocked her sight and cared for the classic-cars windshield.
Then wipers turned on, but the woman looked for a tip, still
a penny laid on top, overhead of the drivers head. Norman
called Diane. That woman reached, a glass licker in a hand
and her other had fingers that grasped but slipped then try
to pull that penny. Urgently, Norman phoned, he couldnt
imagined a failure to that hostage mission. Grasped and
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pulled for a second time but with greater force, then last
she used her nails like a zombie would, and broke tips.
Diane switched hand to the steering and answered though
she eyed a dirty face old woman. Hello, Diane said.
Its me the penny on your car top, just tell her that she
is attempting a steal, Norman said. Diane pressed down
her window and told the woman, Thats not right, dont
steal, ask and Ill give you something, Diana said.
Boo, Norman said as he shouted, the woman nearly
stunned, bounced her arm away from her continuous
grasps. Okay, now give her something, Norman said.
Diane said to the dumbfounded and frighten woman
with a face that needed a wash, Here, wait. Down the
dashboard she reached for some change and stretched
her arm out the window, as her body had intensely moved
back and forth. But a face that fell and gazed. Thank you,
thank you, the broken woman said.
Youre welcome.
Poor woman, with a little bit of water and food her brain
will work, Norman said.
Just stretch your arm and get me off this top,
Norman said. Her hand reached the coin on the car top,
he demagnetized.
Diane followed the white delivery truck advancing. At the
next intersection, more and more pedestrians showed to
sides of the street, soon a crowd of people crossed plentiful the intersection as streetlights changed color.
The white truck slowed to a stop tailed by Diane in her

blue classic-car, they parked in front of the mansions distant
lawn. Neck-Zs couldnt sense any phone waves, however she
increased her emissions to link the networks tower of cell
phones. In x-ray, she viewed the driver of this truck, opened
his door and stepped out. Also, she detected an ordinary
penny in the glove compartment.
The deliverymans phone rang as a sweet voice spoke,
Hi, you have won to wish hearts, and youre selected for
the grand prize, Neck-Zs said.
He hung up while opening the door. His phone rang
again, Yeah.
Hi, I believe you have a penny in your glove compartment, a gentlemans voice said. The deliveryman smiled
with a scowl, Who is this, he said opening the trucks
rear box door?
Oh great, youre going to save your butt from that mean
manager that merely thinks of himself. So put a penny in
this bowl and leave without getting paid, imagine its some
kick ass tip, Neck-Zs said with a gentlemans voice.
The deliveryman stepped in the trucks rear box, glanced
down at the bowl in the birdcage. He didnt see a penny,
only a chain with a deformed hole in the middle locket. He
widen eyes and exited the trucks box.
Jason drove and slowed at the construction zone, eyed

his mirror and saw the taxi cab. This is what Norman
talked about in his long message, Shaylia said while she
sighted the lift sideways and the collapsed wheelbarrow
from a pile of pouches.
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Across the steering in the cab-truck with haste then

emptied throwing stuff out of the glove compartment and
luckily found a one-cent of copper. Returned to the back
and entered the white box, insight of the cages bowl he
installed a penny in the locket that unevenly had molten,
some of his chewing gum aided adhesion in middle of the
chain locket.
The whole deal of the cage appeared okay to him.
He pushed the mansions doorbell button, an attendee
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answered, grabbed the cage. Swiftly, the deliveryman

returned to his truck, took off. Rolled away.
Strong kid, the felon said and saw him leave as his
course on the grassy front side of the big house. Out the
classic-cars driver side, the mother opened the door, until
the sidewalk, and crouched at Justins height, hugged.
Meanwhile, behind the delivery truck Diane saw the

deliveryman with the birdcage have a walk to the mansions entry. Waited eagerly for Justin and Nemni to come
out of this great house.
Turn left at the next street, the birdcage entered the
mansion, Shaylia said as read on the phone.
In the mansion, Ah, there they are, the felon said.
Its about time, the manager said and played his hand
on the green table, three kings. The attendee walked in
carrying the cage while the manager saw and stood.
Clean and spotless place; everything styled the place. The
manager gazed visibly the necklaces in the cage on the
poker table, then nodded to a guard.
Diane stared at the mansions door as she quivered
avidly; though avidly worried and nervously waited.
Nemni came out of the mansion towards Dianes car
but turned and faced the mansions door. The door closed
slightly, to an unexpurgated moment, the doors opening
thinned; gapped then her cars phone rang, Hello, Diane
said quickly when answered she gasped.
The deal is done, the manager said then cuts the conversation, hung up.
Dianes tears blurred her vision after a brief blink.
Nemni waited for Justin, eyed the mansions white door.
What now, did something happened, that cage is in, my
Justin isnt out, he should be out, Diane murmured at a
high soft note. The door darkened then a short one ran
outwards with a green figurine. Nemni grabbed his hand as
she walked backwards.
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Just a couple streets away, unseen behind the houses,

the red horse engines started. Justin is out, Shaylia said
as she read the texted messages. Call Diane and tell her
to go around the block and give me to Jason, Norman
texted Diane.
The managers phone rang, Here get this, he said and
tossed his phone to the felon. And quickly answered.
Yeah, sure my lady hold on, boss its for you, the
felon said.
No-oh, the manager said and shook head then sprang
out the gate of the cage, opened.
She said its important, the felon said.
Do get it in message dammit, the manager said.
But boss, you should answer, its not your wife, the
felon said glancing at the guards laughing.
Why didnt you say so you dumb egghead wanna be, get
shaved or something, the manager said as he removed his
hand from the cage and smirked to them guards laughing.
Who is it, the manager said?
Shrugged, She sounds very good, the felon
said, smilingly.
Gimmy that you yolk brain, the manager said then held
the phone. Yeah.
Youre selected to see me in action, Neck-Zs said.
He glanced at the felon, But where are yaw, the
manager said holding the phone.
Im dancing in the cage tada and tada, Neck-Zs said.
Everyone looked at the silver coin that vibrated with strange
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high-pitch trumpet blares, metal shrills off the necklace.

The manager stood and reached his gun and pointed at
the coin in the cages bowl while they all covered ears but
the attendee used his indexes, ear-wise.
The sound stopped, they heard door knocks. Neck-Zs
reposition on the pendant.
Get that, the manager said frowning.
A guard walked to the door and turned the knob, then
open to Jason who showed a penny in his palm. Glimpse
down the coin, Whatever you do, dont touch me, the
guard said as he recognized Jason. Turn around, Jason
said, and then the penny sighted the guard shoulders
entering the mansion.
Put your hands up, Jason said.
Norman detected a gun as he viewed the managers
grip, a ferocious method. The felon had one in his suit and
another in a desk near a wall. Jason walked behind the
guard dressed in black. He peaked over the guards shoulder entering the mansion, saw the manager that stood
near a guard around the poker table.
Jasons phone rang, Hey get that its me, Norman said.
The manager saw Jason behind the guard that whispered, Its him, its him, the guards lips moved, and hisfingers up the ceiling, he altered eyes to the side simultaneously with Jason behind. The manager had read his lips.
Quick, toss me on the managers gun, Norman said.
Jason threw the penny in a curbed flight, landed on the
managers gun then stuck on, magnetized. His other
hand held the phone to his ear. The coin spun around the
cylindrical metal barrel five times, stop at the top turned
towards the end cannon, rolled along, capped the hole.
The manager scorned and frowned as he saw the penny
falling on his guns bullet outlet. Norman activated heavy
magnetism to evenly block the canons hole.
Yes what, Jason said behind the guard? Phones of the

guards rang too on the managers left hand side.
The manager Smirked as he saw the penny around the
cannons muzzle lip, Get outta the way. Aimed at the
guard with palms up.
Jason held his phone, lost his body shield and watched
the manager, Okay, he said and ducked.
The manager fired his gun, but the bore compressed
and exploded, the hand released the once gripped handle.
Parts flew to the ceiling while the handle fell. However,
dropped his phone and the manager knelt in pain, held his
hand. Everyone heard and jumped to this deafening bang.
The manager told the attendee near guards, Get the
gun in the desk, arg. He then glared at his guards, one
after another, What do I pay you for, talking, the manager
said looking his left hand side?
Your two months late, you didnt pay us. One of the
guards said as their hands blocked their phones, stealthily and quietly, they had respect for the sweet voice that
slowly faded in from that loud explosion.
The attendee strode to the desk then pulled the drawer
behind the manager. Meanwhile, Look for a led squished
bullet near a wall the way he shot, Norman said, while
crouching Jason searched eyeing the carpet on the floor,
held his phone.
Im under a bullet, look for that, Norman said. Jason
sighted the smashed led projectile wrapped halfway bordering the penny.
Throw me to the man with the gun near the wall behind
the manager, Norman said in Jasons hand. Distantly
Jason threw the bullet wrapped to the penny that heated of
microwaves, dazzled away in the air. Like a welding arc sustaining a constant light, the blinding light shaded around.
Over the collapsed manager, the led molten in liquid
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droplets and sprayed molten metal on the attendee near

the opened desk, while aiming Jason the intruder. Then
the bright coin stuck to the pistol. Hi mister my name is
Miss Hepburn. While tiny molten led drops had landed on
the attendees cheek who panicked, burns. Agonized and
gawked at the intense light from his handgun. His hand
and gun heated rapidly. He thought the apocalypse arrived.
The attendee strangely gaped at his gun reflecting
with the tiny round light, though the astounded energy
shined bright.
In the meantime the felon saw the steady trailed halo, a
bright light curbed slightly distant. He took conscience of
this danger happening in the wonderful house. He sighted
the manager down on one knee and held his hand with a
phone. The attendee frozen and the guards watched the
show. Everyone held their cell phone. Baldy felon decided
to grab his gun.
Ooo, youve got a heat problem with your gun, how
about you throw me to the bald bulged mercenary over the
left, the sweet voice said to the attendee.
Before he burned himself, the attendee faced distantly
the felon at his left and threw his gun like a softball. The
coin dazzled on the gun in a curbed arc, and Norman
engaged waves and empowered enough heat to ignite all
bullets in the guns magazine ejecting out of the handle.
The gun reversed rotation rapidly.
The gun propelled from the magazine, rotated wildly
while levitated. Shuffled the quantum calculator cube,
Norman rolled as the cannon aimed at the felon, motioned
and spanned the upside down attendee, then across the
ceilings view, carpet and many times around. The gun
continued rotations, aimed near the felons gun. The guns
handle had swelled from the magazines explosion.
Norman rolled quickly and deactivated magnetism

to change metal surface, then stuck on the felons
vintage revolver.
This time the felon met a bright gold brazed penny as he
landed on the long cannon and rolled towards the barrel.
Fired once. Instantaneously penny rolled down the handle
and cut his waxy fingertips as the index pulled the trigger.
Rapidly, the coin bowled near the hammer. From the barrel
on straight, but as quick as possible the penny rolled along
the cannon aiming higher above Jasons head, then deactivated magnetism which caused a jump towards his host.
Uttered the felon did, but the coin hopped across the
room. Almost touched the ceiling within smoke, the penny
cooled in the air as he activated power to do so. Like he
drew an arc crossing in a tubular cloud line. Jason caught
him and stowed his phone like a cowboy that puts his gun
away. Opened his hand and saw the white frost on the
penny and blew smoky frost. Hurry, get Neckzees in the
cage, Norman said.
The manager turned to the felon. No blood, held his
hand, knelt and cried, gazed down to his fingers. Mine,
they were mine, but they arent no more, the felon said.
Meanwhile Norman talked to the guards on their phones
with a sweet voice. The manager stood, eyed Jason and
strolled to the revolver on the carpet near the felon. Lets
get outta here, Norman said. Jason ran carrying the cage
with Neck-Zs in the bowl.
The manager grasped the gun, then too late for a sure
shot, Jason crossed the door. He looked at everyone,
Come on, Ill open the safe after we catch him, the
manager said.
The attendee ran to the door chasing Jason.
Get up, it cant hurt that much, the manager said to
the felon who knelt sad, like he lost the galleon.
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Come on you lazy bald-bastard, the manager shouted.
Chapter 45
The Pursuit
Jason, I just talked to Diane and she agreed to wait in a
mall for a hideout, Norman said.
Yes sir, I got it.
Im sure that managers gonna stay inside this
mansion, Norman said.
Hell soon get out, hes on us, Neck-Zs said.
Then just look in your x-ray view.
Ill do that, dont worry, Neck-Zs said.
As if Im worried did you see me in there, I was all
over flying everywhere, Norman said and uploaded her a
video of the battle inside the mansion. Flashback, sticks
at the lip of the managers gun that fires, the penny flew
and bounces off a wall, Jason picks up the coin and tosses
it toward the attendees pistol that receives molten led,
who then throws his pistol left hand side like a soft ball
to the felon after igniting bullets then switched gun rotation. Stuck to the classic revolver and cuts fingers, rolls
and jumps off the gun arching in the air near the ceiling
across the room, lands in Jasons hand putting away his
cell phone like a classic western.
Meanwhile Shaylia saw the videos of inside the
mansion as Jason caught the penny. She remained in the
passengers seat and read on her cell phone messages
from Norman, and had craftily choices of the coins view in
videos. The screen showed a dreary toss to the managers
gun. If she would skip that part, shed splash in the screen
as the horrifying shock scene of the cut off fingers in x-ray.
However, Neck-Zs viewed it in spherical video, like she lived
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it, but instantly replayed which took less time than a fraction of a second.
The attendee had ran after Jason exiting the mansions
front door. But changed his mind as he couldnt catch
up, he sprinted to his black car occupied by a writer who
worked on his laptop in the front passengers seat, and
then started the engine with his left hand while eying his
screen, then continued his typing.
Shaylia eyed off the phone and saw Jason on his way
into the car entering with a cage. Heres birdy Neckzees,
Jason said and gave the cage to Shaylia in the passengers seat.
The guards showed outdoor awkwardly, they held their
phones and slapped each other listening to the sweet
voice. The red horses engine droned. Insight of the
manager and felon agonizing in pain coming out of the
mansions lawn, their face grimaced through outrage.
Conversely, the bad guys ran and sought absolute
payback. The red horses engine revved in gear, spun
wheels, squealed then smoked tires.
The manager is aiming, Norman said and messaged.
Oh you dont say so, Neck-Zs said?
While they sped up, the manager opened fire as the red
horse throttled thunderously and Shaylia ducked down,
her head near the glove compartment, she glared. Two
bullets hit, passenger door and the rear window as the
car skidded.
Then the writer typed faster in the black car with the
attendee who turned in right lane behind the red horse.
Past the speed limit when shifted last gear, Jason raised
slowly and gawked at his rear-view mirror, a hole from
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the bullet, and cracks in a spider pattern around in the

rear window.
A black car spun wheels, then another did too and the
felon held the steering, drove using one hand, however the
manager did the same arrogantly but in another car.
Hes gonna shoot lay down, Norman said. White silvery
hair bunked to the glove compartment as Shaylia squinted
to her feet while the attendee aimed.
Sir, I see no one in the car, the attendee radioed. The
red horse followed by a black car merging in the freeway.
Two gunshots fired the attendee, one in the trunk and
another had more spider cracks in the rear window, harshly
of a sudden done. Stay down Jason I got it, just push
cruise control, youre going too fast, Norman said.
Ten seconds behind, the manager and the felons car
turned in the merge. Keep tailing them, were catching
up, the manager said.
Whats a little speed going to do, Neck-Zs said?
No-no-no speed, Norman said.
Ha-ha, you arent worth a penny, Neck-Zs said.
Hey Im top thousand richest in the world, Im like a
million physicist in here with fast hurtling pencils.
Youre merely a silly penny.
Shoot the drivers window, the manager said.
In the driver seat, the attendee nodded and said, Hey
writer. Away with the laptop and pulled a twelve gauge
aimed and, fired. Shot gunned Jasons window.
Meanwhile Neck-Zs and Norman told their host, Close
your eyes hes aiming your window. Jason held his
lower forehead as the window busted. The writer held a
twelve gauge in the passengers seat of the car aside the
red horse.
The felon radioed as his thumb and index squeezed
the mouthpieces button while catching up to the red car,
Boss, I dont understand the car didnt react, its like
theres no one in the car.
On the driveway nearby the mansions sidewalk, guards

still on their phones punched each other trying to get rich
listening to the sweet voice. They each had their turn.
Hey you there Ill drive, the felon said to a guard, You,
you go with the boss, addressing the other guard.
In the red car, Here, take a look at your screen on the
console, you see that drawing, Norman said? On display
Jason eyed and recognized the city drawing displayed covering the image at street resolution.
Im calling some that will park in this arrangement,
Norman said then Jason glanced at the screen, the middle
console displayed pictures of car roadblocks. Once you
enter the city, just enter roadblocks and I got the rest,
Norman said.
Detected and collected most of the cell phones in the
city and set them on the Internet map seen in Normans
virtual window.
Yes I guess you know best, Jason said.
I think hes on his way to the city center, the attendee
said as he radioed.
Jasons car phone, Yes hello.
Where are you going like that, Khile said?
Well soon exit this freeway and make it in the city,
Jason said.
Yeah but where do I go, Im behind all of you, Khile
said, he then heard a sweet voice on the phone. I will
guide you chauffeur, a sweet voice said.
I guess Normans got it.
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Then shoot the door dammit, the manager said angrily.

Norman captured a skeleton with a shotgun that lowered
aim. Neck-Zs bypassed Normans commands, turned to
drive off the paved road, Step on it Jason, Neck-Zs said
while the penny on mute.
The writer had reloaded the pump action shotgun then
lifted the barrel as asphalt span across the off road, he
targeted, the red car advanced, fired. The rear light crushed
before the car vanished behind an eighteen wheeler. Jason
sighted a long trailer while riding on the roads shoulder.
Quickly the writer put the shotgun in the rack and open his
laptop, insulted. The red horse raced alongside the freight
with a truck pulling.
Norman, youre hot, Jason said. Thanks man,
Norman said. No, I mean youre stinging my hand
with heat.
Sorry man, hey cool you hear me now, that Neckzees
hacked me, Norman said activating coin cooling. But he
talked to ten thousand members on their phone.
The felon checked his rear view mirror, and wanted to

pass the truck, insight two lanes occupied in front and
cars hid the red horse, but a truck behind all that.
The attendee floored the gas since he saw a chance

to play hero off the road, insight of the trailer he saw the
truck, drove along the freight trailer, and the writer wrote
faster. Nevertheless braked because of a parked car, settle
back and followed the truck.
The red horse turned in lane in front of the freight truck.
They both hid and kept low in the red horse, Jason peeked
and saw a car that passed on the left lane and join aside
the eighteen wheeler. Wind felt through the window and air
blew inside and Shaylia held her hair.
Boss, I cant catch up, theres cars parked on the off
road, the felon said.
Get in front of that truck imbecile, the manager radioed.
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Jason saw cars side by side on each lane with drivers

waving at each other hearing and talking to their phone
equipped car.
Trailing the eighteen wheeler, the felon moved off-road
but saw cars parked, Boss, cars are parked off the road.
Theyre parked on the other side too, the manager said.
On the left side of the truck, Move outta the way, the
attendee harshly said and used his horn intensively while
the writer kept working with his windy window open.
A couple seconds here, a couple seconds after that,
were getting away man, Norman said.
Jason straightened from his seat then looked in the
mirror, Shaylia, you can sit up their way behind. The
waving driver in front changed to the left lane for the red
horses way.
Going to town staring at my feet isnt too interesting,
Shaylia said, slid up her electric window.
Once the gang of bad guys passed the cars with the
people that waved at each other in front of the eighteen
wheeler, two more cars side by side waved ahead of them
two cars. Additional cars side-by-side, and more ahead.
That was the pennys setup.
The sight of the beautiful city had buildings from left
to right. Higher ones at the center. Scarce clouds spread
the sky as the morning sunlight behind enlighten the
citys buildings. We have to get off this freeway, see that
exit, take it, Norman said as they slowed to merge off
the freeway.
Their exiting, getting off sir, the attendee said on
the radio.
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Take the exit, the manager said to his bad gang.
Chapter 46
City Car Condign
Circulating the freeway, the penny had plenty
of conversations.
A few minutes ahead, in the city at an intersection of a
street, the lights turned green. A unanimous driver eyed
markets to one side of the pavement while restaurants
on the other side as he trundled and advanced with haste
but merely the limit. His phone rang, the radios music
switched answering. Yeah what, a driver said?
Greetings, youre welcome to join in a municipal motion,
as youre approaching a violet car in front of another, wed
like you parked behind as a participant. The roadblocks
are purposely setup, then later a few cameras will shoot
a film. Press one or say yes if you agree, if you disagree
press nine or say no to follow the other directions. Hurry
because youll miss the parking spot, a sweet voice said.
The driver hung up deprived of words.
On the same street, Hi, youre welcome to join in
a municipal movement Press one or say yes if you
agree, if you disagree press nine or say no
Yes, said another driver.
Thank you for cooperating, slow down and Ill guide
you through further instructions. The car parked over the
sidewalk with another one behind, have your front end at
that automobiles rear. Sir, you missed it, look for the next
violet car over the sidewalk, youre goal is to park behind.
Ill guide you through, slow down to ten miles per hour until
you see a car parked out of angle and over the sidewalk,
a Manish voice said.
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Next roadblock set, cars have parked over the curb and
across the sidewalk, in front of a boutique store. Enough
space in the street center; a space large enough for a car
to pass between and get across. To one side of the street
a minivans nose parked four feet away from a commerces
concrete wall. Two or three cars could park behind, they
chained near the middle of the street, but a car could get
across. On the other side they parked asymmetric, but
almost alike. If a car drove in the middle of the street,
hed have three feet of clearance on each side within rear
bumpers of parked cars. Completing the roadblock or to
cap the gap in the middle of the street, a car would stop
between having three cars on each side. Other cars had
calls to double lines, side by side but overlapped. Some
had a second row, oriented bricklike. Once set the participants left their vehicles and shopped, people promenaded
on each side of the street.
Norman displayed advertisements on the console in the

red horse car, the panel pictured the speed limit. Shaylia
laughed at the screen and turned to Jason. Heh-heh youre
gonna have to slow down, she said, pointed the blinking
screen. The red car kept a high howl engine and passed
cars along the way. Then the engine missed, it jerked like
a cut off from the ignition, then regain its RPM (Rotation
Per Minute), but formerly missed, continually repeating this
sequence and repeated. Jason frowned.
The gang of bad guys behind moved to loophole the
other cars in front that kept side by side joyful and waved
to each other.
But something brought more confusion in the far distance, What is that shit there, the manager said as
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he glanced parked cars perpendicular of the street? He

couldnt believe it. The felon drove on the opposite lane of
the attendee.
A group dressed in suits sat around a table, agents and

bankers offered credit cards and common funds to the
winner of a near million. Then Barn glanced at the TV; he
saw a city with disoriented strips of parked cars.
Youll have more interest investing in the media, a clerk
said, then Barn glimpsed to the television a second time.
A farmers field viewed at five thousand feet. A helicopter pilot impressed, chopped the air whirly that rocked
to yaw the commands felt by the crew in the cockpit.
Imbecility, they shook wearily, and their heads replaced
idiotically, swung. Like the currant in the sea where the
waves move the algaes. They searched a story to tell for a
broadcast media channel. The pilot eyed the citys horizon.
A news broadcast reporter poked her fingertip of long polished nails on the camera operators shoulder. The camera
viewed down and panned left, a road in caption, cars side
by side and some parked on each side of the pavement
freeing the two lanes. Scenery vision of the broadcast
slowly swept the freeway, exit and street up towards the
city center.
Look at all those cars, the reporter said, Are you capturing that, she said while looking at the camera operator?
What are they waiting for, the camera operator said as
he noticed cars parked every five hundred feet apart, and
off the freeways asphalt.
Excuse me but, you are to see this, the pilot said to
the crew, who had large earphones, headset.
The view followed the tiny road to the city center. Weirdly
around a thousand cars parked perpendicular of the
streets, over sixty roadblocks.
Thats crazy, the reporter said, Are you filming that,
she added?
Sure-sure my lady, youre the chief and as high as the,
clouds, the camera operator said and stunned unbelievably. Roadblocks covering the city streets. The artwork of a
crazy talented penny.
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Khile took a paralleled road ahead of the first roadblock,

he drove in the second.
Onward, Jason sighted a roadblock. Just let go the gas
and youll pass between the rear end cars at around ten
miles per hour, Norman said. The engines sound calmed,
retrograded gears, downshifted, decelerated and crossed
the roadblocks gap in the middle of the street.
Shaylia saw out the passengers window cars parked
behind another, similar on the opposite side. Then in front,
a street ahead she saw a gap, rear ends, then ahead
another roadblock.
Jason gawked at his mirror, frowned as a blue car
stopped between the rows of cars. But behind him a blue
car. Markets on the left and Restaurants on the right side.
Take the time you want Jason, Ive got your way through
this city, Norman said.
Barn watched Live TV as he recognized the red horse.
The agents and bankers turned and saw in the screen the
street of roadblocks.
Driving in the roadblocks zone, Jason glanced into
his mirror and saw behind a blue car that had completed
a roadblock.
Insight of the same blue car but in the front windshield,
the manager aboard a dark vehicle saw the blue cars door
opened. The person faced the sidewalk and glanced at
some cars braking before the roadblock.
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That focking coin, the manager said, stopped and

pushed gears to park, opened his car door, stood out and
shouted to the driver. Get outta the way, get the fock outta
the way, that street, move that car, the manager said then
madly pulled out his gun.
Oops, their already shooting the film, the blue car
owner said and hurried to the sidewalk.
The manager walked towards the center of rear end cars
as the roadblock. He looked inside the blue car and keys
hanging from the ignition slot. He opened the door, and
wavered his arm to the felon and the attendee behind, they
drove inwards this insane roadblock. Like it was his own
car, he opened the door and drove it out-of-the-way.
That blue cars horn beeped at the pickup driver, and

shouted while his head out the window, Get it outta the
way, move that pickup, the manager said loudly.
Near his vehicle, Yeah, the pickup driver exclaim
happily and passionately, Yeah, yeah thats the thing,
Im on TV cool yeah woo-hoo, the pickup owner smiled
then grinned and waved as he felt proud to be in a picture.
Waved his arms over his head.
Fock that scrap, the manager said, then bit on his
teeth and glared, grimaced a grin in a moody manner.
He ran towards the pickup with his gun, You maggot,
cant you see we need to get through, the manager said
to the proud man.
Hee-ha-ha, the driver of the pickup laughed with
guffaws eagerly. Im on TV, Im on TV. And jumps grinning.
The felon and attendee waited behind the pickups
roadblock with windows rolled down, Hoo-ish, the boss is
mad, as they heard tires of the pickup spin.
Hey take it easy loafer, the pickup owner said then two
black cars passed. Thats great, thats great ha-ha yeah
the TV stuff woo-hoo, the pickup owner said.
People on the sidewalk pointed insight of the blue car

driver, Its your car, its your car there, the people shouted
and pointed his blue car. Near the sidewalk he turned and
saw his blue car leaving towards the next roadblock, Hey,
hey thats my car, he yelled and chased.
At the second roadblock, the red horse traversed the
cars aligned to each side, then a pickup slowed, inserted
and capped the roadblock.
Ill be dammed, the manager said sighting the next
obstacle at the wheel of the blue car.
Meanwhile, My car, thats my car, the owner of the
blue car yelled while he ran then sprinted but trampled
and stomped steps slowing paces to shorter strides. In
his sight, his car rolled away to the next roadblock, towards
the pickup. Then saw two other black cars that passed in
front of him, straight, and towards the next roadblock with
the pickup in the middle.
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Meanwhile in the helicopters cockpit, Someone is

trying to get through, he changed his car for a pickup, the
reporter said in caption.
Barn and his offering agents and a banker looked at the
TV with a passion. Hey, hes my friend yup, Barn said.
Yeah-yeah, hes my friend too, an agent said.
Meanwhile the banker, Ahem.
Listen, the other agent said. Wigged Barn gawked
each of them.
Meanwhile they spoke amicably, the TV sounded, They
appear to be roadblocks, there spread in the city streets
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from one side to the other. Even over the curb all the way
to the walls barricading the streets, the reporter said on
the live news.
In the same store, the windowed door closed entirely

with a bell that finished a ring, then reopened abruptly
after a chaser barged in and asked, Where did they go,
the felon said?
At the cash register they both said, Who?
The two that ran inside, the felon said.
We dont know what youre talking about, they
both said. The felon saw them and ran inside towards
next commerce.
The glass door pushed by the manager, attendee and
guards too, came in the markets entrance. Randomly they
said, Where did they go, but no one had the same question? While, Did you see a couple running? A guard said,
another looked at the ceiling, Where!?
Over there, a guard said quickly insight of the felon.
They engaged the chase with the manager.
The red horse drove between rear bumpers of the third

roadblock of cars. Jason saw in his mirror midway from
the second roadblocks zone, appeared two black cars,
the felon had the lead then the attendee with the concentrated writer. Last, in the pickup the manager sighted the
attendee slow down and the orange car braked.
Their gaining on us, youre gonna have to make it
faster between roadblocks, Norman said. However, the
felon passed the pink car missing to complete the roadblock. Jason glanced at the car in the mirror and saw the
attendee passing aside the pink car. The felon had the red
horse in sight. Over ten miles per hour, they had squealed
tires in their persistent pompous way.
Jason confused, turned left towards buildings and rolled
over the low curb near a door over the sidewalk between
people walking, Were going in there, he said.
Nevertheless had abandoned his work and sat still in

the black car of the passengers seat. Its never good
enough, the writer said.
Jason and Shaylia jogged inside a small food market as

the door closed behind them. A client at the counter turned
and a cashier worker saw a hasty woman with long waved
silvery white hair passing. Where are they going like that,
a client said?
It disregards me plenty, however they seem having their
way, what do you think, the cashier said?
The food market had a passage that led down the basement, This way Shaylia, Jason said.
Below markets, Jason and Shaylia had entered a basement almost in middle, thriftily through. With savvy paces,
the coins had the way around from x-rays and scanned
through walls figuring available passages.
Meanwhile, Im guiding Khile to the side of this building, Norman said.
Tell me Shaylia, Jason said moderately breathy, Why
all this?
The felon had two targets, he aimed. At the far end of
the basement, he fired twice but they had gone through
the door up the stairs in the boutique.
Theyre shooting at us, why do they want us that much,
Jason said?
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Chapter 47
Final Battle
Tell him Neckzees, Shaylia said as they climbed

upstairs to the clothes boutique.
eyed through the cabs rear window. Foot gassed stepped

on; cab car speeded up reversely rolled.
The attendee positioned at the corner, saw Shaylias
hair, white headlights, estimated the drivers head and
aimed at the cab a hundred feet away.
A spider bullet hole in the windshield.
Meanwhile in time bullet, before exiting the guns
mouth, Neck-Zs guessed her host dodging to her feet.
Also estimated the necklace heat and the sweat her host
body produced and knew when and what speed to detach
propelling to Khiles head. The silver coin detected a fast
bullet on its way as she demagnetized from the lockets
necklace to stick near Khiles head. While the radio briefly
buzzed bass.
A noise heard at the upper right corner of the backseat,
the lead bullet wrapped, Norman and Neck-Zs up the cars
ceiling. The spider web appeared around the bullet hole
of the windshield. Formally the bullet dropped, Jason felt
something at his pinch like a gap, looked but the penny
absented. Khile knocked out though his head tilted towards
Shaylia while his foot gushed gas and slightly turned
against the curb and speeded up reversely. Shaylia ducked
while Jason glanced at the rear seat seeing a smashed
bullet with the penny and a dime sized coin.
Fired the attendee did.
Jason looked at Khile who fell on Shaylia side heavily.
The taxi reversed away from the corner and shrank. Jason
dodge and lain on the backseat sideways.
The felon ran midway of the basement, the attendee

behind, the manager lagged because of the pain that
throbbed in his hand with a grimace, Get them fockers,
he said then slackened speed and struggled sluggishly.
The attendee had passed the felon. Guards passed the
manager running.
Khile drove the taxi and slowed before the intersection
and a sidewalk along on his right hand side and saw Jason
and Shaylia rounding the corner.
that is why he wants us coins, Neck-Zs said.
So you really dont belong on this planet, Jason said
stomping feet.
We do but its risky, Neck-Zs said as they approached
the taxi.
The attendee stepped out the clothes boutique glass
door, and looked each side but took the shortest way along
the sidewalk, he saw the nearest corner and guessed their
way away to sway in that getaway. He turned left and ran
along the boutique.
A hundred feet from that same corner, Khile saw appearing the attendee on the right sidewalks corner as Shaylia
sat on the front passenger seat, Jason behind the driver.
The taxi driver saw a green light ahead, he accelerated
forward and the coin calculated some danger. Khile go
backwards, roll rearwards, were entering their shooting
range, Norman radioed.
The driver held the brakes then stopped, and gears
shifted in reverse, right arm behind Shaylias head, and he
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Aiming the taxi through the broken windshield, no one in

the passengers seat and the attendee fired a third bullet
aside the felon stepping insight and hid the yellow cab
in aim.
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There, thats the way a jobs done, the attendee said

behind the felon.
You think you got them, breathy felon said looking in
sight of the attendees aim. Meanwhile the cab reversed
moderately rubbing against the curb.
Yeah what do you think, I shot three times and they all
went down, the attendee said?
Then lets make sure, the felon said while
guards passed.
The penny spaced an inch above the ground over Neck-Zs,

and then higher at a foot. Then the penny arced falling but
at two oclock if a clock stood, and then they gave a strong
push and suddenly reversed magnetism. This attraction
stopped the penny but lifted the dime until magnetism shut
off which made her propel for a distance passing the penny,
then another attraction as they fell together. Configuring
momentum in simulation but when time was right they traveled fast overcoming obstacles like the uneven surfaces
and different materials along the way.
Shaylia felt Khiles head against her back but straightened to see out the windshield and saw the manager still
at the corner, she focused and saw the two guards running,
catching up and the attendee with the felon behind.
The attendee slowed and straighten arms from his
holster. The felon slightly saw the white silvery haired
woman go down again.
The rubber tires scorched against the curb and hub caps
sparked, smoked of the cab rolling. Rubbery screamed
scratched roughly while shimmered flickered and rubbed in
fumigated and slowed reverse speed.
Meanwhile, Hey Jason, do you mind throwing us out the
door, Norman radioed. Jason grasped the coin stuck in a
bullet with Norman stuck on, opened the door then tossed
out. Bounced while grinded the bullet, they rolled, flipped
many times in front of the cab going in reverse. The coins
heated molten led.
Meanwhile, Hey Shaylia, turn off the engine,
Norman radioed.
Coins rolled on the pavement, wobbled; Norman the
penny lain over the silver coin. They played with magnetism,
repelled as the coin raised in height, away from Neck-Zs on
the ground to a foot high.
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Flipped-flopped and sprang up to the felons hand, and

then attracted like a clamp; Norman in the palm while
Neck-Zs over the hand. Invisible force they attracted,
stuck. They featured loudmouth together as the felon
weakened knees and lost balance frontwards, he let go
his gun, collapsed. They dropped on the ground and the
coins rebounded to a guards hand but this time with
burning heat and loudmouth. The other guard witnessed
his friend stressed.
The manager stood still at the corner, but saw a guard
collapsed down distantly of a hundred fifty feet. The
attendee viewed a pocket change team as they flipped in
rounds of motions, as if a wheel spun towards him. Aimed
and shot, they moved out of his aiming. Every time hed
aim theyd move out of target and in a circle on the cement
ground. While he emptied his gun, they rang, Here-here
eat this and that, here-here eat that and this, the attendee
said firing around. He had fired all six bullets left in his
magazine, sparks on the pavement. Last, his gun clicked
then those coins like a wheel then recoiled on his hand
with his gun. Burned him and he shouted, face pouted,
forced scowled smirk but then touted the items in a hand
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that smoked. He spouted out of his mouth a routed down

the sidewalk. He stiffened to a fall, prone. Perceptibly he
lived a seizure as he started to tremble while coins performed the loudmouth feature defense.
Coins rolled and spun like an axel but flip-flapped not
any higher than a foot. The advancement quickened with
distance. They bowled closer and nearer then tilted to
flip-flops, but without a metallic sparkle towards the felon
nearer the taxi getting up, away from the manager. Burned
him at the back of his head and his forehead. Marked.
They could have entered his hulled skull but left him to
mull in the null down the dull, smoked.
The manager watched on the street corner, he stepped
away slowly then the wheel of coins headed in his direction. As speed gained spinning, coins bounced higher.
Throughout, a guard stood in fright, he sight, this might,
no fight, hed flight. Off away he went and ran away passed
behind the taxi. With his arms up, They are coins ah, he
shouted while running.
of time even at their thirty miles an hour. The coins set a

U-turn and motioned towards the immobilized taxi, passed
the guard but his similar far that kept running away, the
attendee lain then the felon. At great speed the coins
moved. The penny barely traced but Neck-Zs shined around
in circles like a wheel. Every half turn when coins hit the
cement sidewalk a high shrill clipping. A water hydrant
derived their way passing by.
This manager isnt an easy friend to catch, Norman
said. Before the taxi, they entered eavesdrop chute, magnetized to the steel and rolled up the building, headed for
the roof top.
Im having a great time programming, Neck-Zs said
while they sent millions of lines texted in message.
Phone rang, Yes, Jason said in the taxis backseat

with Shaylia that had watched the bad crew fall with Khile
unconscious, but Shaylia replaced him up straight.
Jason Im gonna pay you a month of salary if you come
to end this war, we cant support the termites, a grumpy
voice said.
Norman yes talk, Jason said?
Go between the buildings and well join you in midway,
Norman said.
Meanwhile, passed the corner, the manager had reached
the glass door back into the clothe boutique. The wheel of
coins turned around the corner as they calculated the door
of the boutique would shut and theyd miss a few seconds
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Chapter 48
Schmuck
The manager supposed of nothing else to lose. His job lost,
his staff tossed, his reputation cost mud and gust. Urged
to what he needed, the coins, and he had ran through the
markets basement.
Jason and Shaylia had exited the taxi, they tore steps
between buildings. It seemed like a long topless passage,
Jason sighted a glass door of the building on the right side.
Shaylia reflected passing in front of the door, but slowed
following Jason. They saw at the other end, this almost
tunnel like ending at a mean madman holding a gun with
Jasons red horse car behind, a street then stores. Their
jog slanted and ended, walk to none, stomps. It was the
manager, he held a gun and turned facing them. His arms
disappeared from each side when he pointed the gun,
and then he fired, Stop, halt, he said, and advanced
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towards them. The bullet hit over echoed after a stunning

loud explosion, Jason and Shaylia practically squatted,
and froze.
on a red building of bricks, and then bounced to the other

building, however gray like cement. They worked together
in repulsion and attraction force, magnetisms. So great,
a tenant noticed the light shined brighter but television
signal dimmed from the rebounding coins, then his screen
appeared dull colors with bluish on that old cathode tube.
The manager focused up but kept the aim around the
glass door behind them. Coins had lost echoes as they
lowered elevation, until they vanished through the glass
door frame, precisely in the top gap behind the managers targets.
In a short moment after the coins inserted the gap,
Jason heard metal sliding, and then a clank as he stepped
backwards. The coins opened the door latch.
Then he whispered to Shaylia, The door behind is
open, Jason said.
Meanwhile, Hey sir, what are you doing, a pedestrian
said loudly, the manager turned?
Get in Shaylia, Jason said in murmurs.
The coins flacked from a brick wall, flew to the other

building and spun together in midair until they snapped on
the opposite wall then fully reversed magnetism that rapidly
repelled each other. Norman stuck against the gray building
wall until Neck-Zs distanced about a foot. At that moment,
they both attracted magnetism, as this pulled him like an
invisible string to his partner and then clipped together
solidly. Meanwhile speed slightly slowed Neck-Zs but once
Norman hit through contact he sped up the pair.
Nerdy. Needy nearly perfect parallelism towards the next
building, the commands calculated the coins in synchronized
way. Repelled to fly, spinning. At each rotation generated
friction sounds. Covering a larger surface for air resistance
preventing free fall. Fanned flopped air slowing and falling
to the next wall. Rebounded the brick wall. They overlapped
half coin, and then opposed the other half after a slide.
Once in this half coin position; they could left slide half coin
for left or right steer but fell at greater speed. The crack of
the door aligned, they entered the gap. With each a surface
and repelling, they stayed still preventing any slippage.
Meantime, from rooftop sky-high of the buildings, the
coins came down wall-to-wall. As a click left, then clacked
right with a weird whistle every time they flew across in
midair. Jason faced up. A dime showed on a red brick wall,
then eleven cent crossed the blue sky. The gray structured
resonated, and then the other building. The manager stood
still, looked at the resonances, penny visible in midair
as the blue distinguished sky with the slightest cloud.
Norman and Neck-Zs bounced down alternating walls, flat
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Screw off pal, the manager said to the man on the

sidewalk, and then returned at his aim, and when he
faced the door, Jason held it for the long white silvery hair
woman entering. Fired. A bullet cracked the glass like a
spider from the managers gun. They crouched through
and Shaylia covered her head. He shot a second bullet but
Jason cautiously squatted then entered the building.
Meanwhile, both coins on the door ketch propelled to
Shaylias necklace. Give me to Jason, Neck-Zs said. The
penny fell into her hand, she turned, Here Jason.
They gaited a couple seconds ahead of the manager, he
shot in the door frame, shattered scattering glass, resonated in echoes inside.
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Meanwhile, the pedestrian on the sidewalk said, Hey,

hes shootin at people, hey. Nonetheless the manager
opened the door frame, then turned to the pedestrian,
Dont mess with me, he said while entering, pain from
his hand then bit on his teeth.
Meanwhile Jason followed Shaylia, he stepped off
course as another bullet hit a metal server commode. They
each had their way in them passages of computer servers,
a data center. Shaylia had turned the left but Jason heard
a tin rang as the projectile bounced; a ricochet had made
him jump and kept running in his passage that lead to
another glass door away. The manager had fired.
I got this man keep running straight, just throw me
behind you, Norman said then the manager aimed warily
from the door frame. The coin rolled furiously up a server
cabin and bounced off the ceiling then sticks on the
bottom of the other side, symmetrical metal computer data
cabin. Trolled upwards to hit the clear plastic light cover
on the ceiling of the suspended tiles distracting the mad
managers aim. The coin up and down rolled up and down,
the manager nodded with his gun in aim. A few times
more, rolled rounds, the aiming spanned in circles from the
left cabin to the right. Dont let him shoot the servers,
Neck-Zs said. The penny re-magnetized then catapulted
towards the next passageway, vanished. Still, the manager
changed target but Jason disappeared the left side in the
frantic aim. Red faced grimace he ran forth to where he
last saw Jason to the middle of the room.
From the scattered glass entrance of the building,
Shaylia ran until the left corner and turned her right hand
side, and headed towards the far depth corner of the room.
his boss turn left, heard steps, he took Shaylias way.

The guard engaged the left passage from this shattered
glass door.
In the middle of the room, Jason turned his right hand
side and ran to the far depth wall, his phone had vibrated,
Yes, he said in whispers.
Its insect war here, the termites are bombarding, a grumpy voice said through hostile war ambience. Machinegun fires, tank bullets and mortar rounds,
bomb whistled.
Norman, I dont have time for this, Jason said in
murmurs and breathy, turned his left hand side.
Between buildings the guard looked in the door frame,

inspected the scattered glass on the ground, and saw
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Meanwhile the penny rolled on top of server cabins

towards the left corner of the room, paralleled course of
the guard. The penny hits the bump that caused a jump,
over flew across the passage. Lands on the next row of
severs, flew and arced from row to row over a passage and
over another.
In slow motion, the coin captured the running guard.
But the other side the manager skeleton who looked side
to side in the middle of the room. Skeleton Shaylia ran
towards the same corner of Jasons bones, the far depth
left corner from the shattered glass door that they had
entered this building.
The guards cell phone rang loudly through echoes,
while the manager saw at his left hand side the coin
arched across the passage. Doing so Shaylia ran, almost
at Jasons reach with her hand open towards him at the
left depth corner. Hold her hand Jason while I take care of
that guard, Norman said on Jasons phone.
Listen to Neckzees, Shaylia said grasping his hand.
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The guard at the left corner altered glance and saw

Shaylia and Jason disappearing at the left depth corner,
but a metal noise neared at his right ear.
Near the guard frozen like a statue crisping his gun.

The penny detected an air dock over the ceiling tiles as
he rolled down a server cabin. Quickly reversed to quicken
briskly near bullet speed and indented the air dock via the
ceiling tile perforated. Dust from the suspended ceiling
as the guard had watched, followed the metal sound. The
penny trailed the air docks way that led to the buildings
other room.
After the manager saw the penny that had overflew the
passage from server to server, on the other side of the
passage he heard running, they passed, he turned and he
aimed. Fired, but the bullet hit the wall behind Shaylias
hair. He stepped forward, Dammit, the manager said and
breathily ran in parallel of them until he sighted the glass
door closing and shot it shattered.
In the meantime, at the left corner from the entrance
door, the guard eyed on top of the server cabin. Having
sight of the two passages that angled ninety degrees,
chafing noise of the pennys incoming and landed insight.
Stopped stationary on the corners edge on the top server,
the guard aimed over his head then fired, miss fired missed
but the penny always moved out of target, fired, and bullets
passed stupidly fast. Dust from tiles and metal rang as
a projectile ricochet rows away. Holes through the suspended ceiling tiles. The guard felt energized with fear from
adrenaline, not attacked by the penny as he remembered
the carnage at the mansion. Fired. Nervous forearm and
cramped around his guns handle. Rolled after he detected
no bullets. Click the gun did, You scored zero yawl loser,
a sweet voice hacked his phone sardonically.
The manager turned to the entrance passage about in

the middle of the room, insight of them, they had ran in
another part of the building, the glass door closed behind
them. Fired.
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Room Two
Running, the manager aimed for a target of targets
across the glass door with shattered glass but he ducked
stepping through the door.
In a passage with servers on each side, I get my turn
now, swap sides with Jason but stay together, Neck-Zs
said and slipped down Shaylias necklace repulsed at knee
height then sticks on a side server cabin. Stuck, rolled
through tin noises towards the manager.
Meanwhile the frame door closed behind the manager,
he aimed carefully as they exchanged side of their courses
running away in the passage. Coin Neck-Zs rolled over the
top of servers then jumped on the topmost flat surface.
The manager squeezed the stern trigger. Ear blistering
shrills activated the dime approaching the manager frowning while covering an ear.
I feel sticky, Neck-Zs said in sight of the managers gun.
While the penny crossed room magnetized under the
ventilation dock.
The manager grimaced twisting his arm as tilting inward
his gun, he looked and felt his index finger pushed by a
silver coin. Frowned greater and confused, Shit, he said
then dropped his gun.
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Meanwhile in her virtual world Neck-Zs flirted folders,

Norman how did you overclock?
Thats none of your business, the penny said guffawing on mute.
Meanwhile the manager looked at his gun on the floor,
he took one step behind. The dime rocked back and forth
several times, rotated spins like a figure skater, and rolled
on the cannon. Launched to a server cabin distantly to
stick, and slowly came back towards the manager on metal
of the server cabin aside.
But picked up his gun crouching, and looked for targets
but no escapees insight, they disappeared the left side
between server rows about in middle of the room.
row beside the struggling manager. The manager saw a

reflection from the hinges just like the door opened, he
fired. Devastated fragmented crystal-like fell but fired a
second round.
On the other side of the door, Shaylia strode to the
right, however the bullet resonated as Jason jumped and
her hand slipped from his hold. They split as Jason kept
running straight ahead. The coins flip-flopped behind
Jason. The manager looked right passage and chased the
long white silvery woman as the frame door closes.
Jason looked behind, saw the guard. He shot the coins
but they teamed up, bounced on the guards gun, and
then rolled to clamp the hand. Loudmouthed. Blustering.
Vociferous. He dropped down like a rag. Still.
A little moment passed and Jason heard hands that
clapped against the polished floor, echoed from his left
ear. Like falling. Jason answered his phone, Yes.
Battlefield sounds, Hold on while he goes dodo, a
grumpy voice said.
Jason heard Shaylia, get your hands-off me,
she said.
Barks in dimmed echoes, get up, get up, the
manager said.
Meanwhile over the ceiling tiles, the penny rolled under

an air ventilation system. But an exit below and the floor,
two small hula hoops to the smallest center, made in
plastic, fell in. Norman slipped in a curl slide down from
the ceiling to the floor as the manager recognized the
penny, he stood up holding his gun and stepped back.
Neck-Zs rolled on servers then joined the penny and they
flip-flopped away down the passage.
The guard arrived behind the manager, and reduced his
jog, glancing at the coins far down the passage between
servers ringing away, the door closed behind the guard.
Glanced the coins ahead, Im out of bullets.
The manager reached for a pistol. Here, go left, he
said dour and ran to the door ahead.
Room Three
Shaylia heard a short metal slip then a clank, Jason
had seen the coins as he pulled her hand towards that
door. In the middle of the second room, the guard track
them across the passage towards the glass door and next
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Then Jason heard on the phone, She fell down, the

managers got her, Neck-Zs said.
Why arent you protecting her, Jason said?
Shes at risk, approaching would increase dangers, we
have to wait, Neck-Zs said.
The coins rolled towards Jason, When I say left, you
move to the left, then right it is to the right, Norman said.
Yes but, why is that, Jason said as he heard footsteps,
he turned to look at the door frame? Norman and Neck-Zs
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bounced from the floor clamping Jasons hand, away his

phone went.
Around sixty feet away, Jason watched carefully the
manager holding the gun to Shaylias head, his other arm
below her breast. Hostage-like from the left, they slowly
appeared in Jason sight. A guard lain down in the middle of
the passage twenty feet from Jason.
Clueless bastard, the manager said, his voice echoed
distantly and Shaylia struggled.
You dont have an idea of them value, idiot.
A gun to Shaylias head.
Yes, well no you tell me, Jason said.
Theyre ten thousand times more powerful than
uranium, the unique substance in this world, do you have
an idea what I can get for that, the manager said?
Yes, more than pocket change, Jason said
with enthusiasm.
Dont play smart with me, I can get a hundred million
for them both.
You lost your job there, Jason said.
The hell with that job, come on, think of the half
youd have.
Dont listen to him Jason, Shaylia said, muffled words
when his hand placed over her mouth withheld the gun.
Shut up, shut up, the manager said while
Shaylia resisted.
Let her go; let the woman go, Jason said.
Evil laughs, Hen-hen-hen. Then what do you say to
cooperate with me, then later go somewhere buy an Island
and enjoy life huh?
Say no way, Norman said. Hush I know what to say,
Jason said.
Heh, what did you say, is that a yes or a stupid no, the
manager said?
Neither, I like my pocket change, Jason said louder.

Too bad, I thought for a second you werent and idiot
but I was wrong, the manager said. Faced Shaylias ear,
You hear your friend there, now watch him go down. His
gun reflected light when pointed to Jason in target.
Shaylia moved agonizingly and a few kicks on the
manager. Hold still or I will pierce metal through your
sludge skull.
On the monitor speakers, Dont worry Shaylia, hes
doing his job right, the grumpy voice said. The manager
looked up and around with confusion then retargeted Jason.
Meanwhile, Quick do jumping jacks, Norman said and
Jason did. But the manager made no gratitude to squeeze
the trigger.
Splat left wall and dont move, Norman said then
Jason flatten his body to the server row wall like on the left
with his arms and legs spread. Fired, a bullet centered the
passage. Shaylia made herself heavy. Stand, stand wont
you, the manager said.
Splat down and roll, Norman said then Jason threw
himself to the floor. A second shot fired previously.
Get up and die like a man, the manager said.
Roll right, Norman said then Jason rolled on the floor
to the other server wall. Meanwhile he fired twice. The
manager growled with a grimace.
Roll left, Norman said then Jason rolled. Three shots
heard while he barreled on the floor.
Laugh out loud and roll right, Norman said.
Ha-ha you sissy, you cant get me, Jason said. Two
fired shots during rolls. All right open you hand and let
us roll.
Jason opened his hand and eyed the manager at the
far end. The manager saw the coins combined at a fast
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approach, Click! His gun failed passed the knockout

ragged guard.
Like a soldier charging, Let go my woman, the grumpy
voice said with Norman on the monitor and resonated all
over the suspended ceiling. Shaylia freed herself, ran to
Jason. Feeble fading sirens of police from outside as the
coin approached.
Handcuffs the managers hands. Tell him his wrongs,

a police said in a rolled voice.
His rights you mean, a sergeant said?
No his wrongs, you know tell us your story...
Nodded, Got it, youre wrong to keep quiet because
wed like to know your story, and nothing you say wont
exist and dropped for you out the court. In other words you
have to find another job, the sergeant said.
The guard stood from the floor, confused gaping at the
sergeant yonder hearing wrongs.
The manager saw the penny waved centrally a few

feet off the floor, while Neck-Zs rolled in circles under.
The penny waved greater and the dime rolled faster but
distantly around. She circled alternating size, Neck-Zs
partially whirled in spirals. The penny heated cherry red,
then brazing gold and lit bright. The manager felt the rays
of heat.
Now listen to me, get your phone out and call yourself a trip to jail, the grumpy voice said. Shaylia kissed
Jason, hugged.
Meanwhile the manager said, Obey me, Im your
master, frowningly.
Ah, shut-top you lousy schmuck, the grumpy voice said
out the speakers.
Phone had rang, Yes, Jason said.
Quick, get outta there, find another row, the police are
coming, Norman said. Shaylia and Jason ran towards the
far way.
Pronounced elastically like saying surprise, Were here,
three police said smilingly. Then the manager dropped his
gun and raised his arms, palms on his head, hurting hand
over, he held a boredom face, Oh my gosh, the manager
said and glimpsed up.
The sleeping guard raised on the floor and saw, Were
here, two polices said with grins.
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Im gonna stay here for a while, this Internet is broken,

Just leave with Shaylia and Neckzees and join Diane at the
shopping mall, Norman said.
Shaylia picked up her coin on a server.
In the attendees car, the writer opened the door, stepped
out for a break until another time. With his laptop closed
he headed across the street walking amongst everyone.
Chapter 49
Gathering
A party, partially cloudy under the blue sky, sighted bright
freeing the sunlight. People over a green grass gracefully
chattered and blabbered, though nothing could be understood, moods good at noons food. Though there they then
did danced to rhythmic music that chanted hearts of everyone around the pond, statues in the middle as the view
tensioned next to the fountain. Water flowed and flew few
feet, sprays at the edges, pledged. Fishes? The sound it
made shaded the flamed gambling games now out of fame.
Bravery Shaggy sat straight with a hat on the mat with
a fat cat, however Mr. Sherks aside. Baby-sitter Nemni
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danced with her mister who looked like he could be her

Gemini. Little Justin left his green man in the fountain centered throughout everyone. Diane and Shaylia shared tells
told then asked their flask to pass the task, due done with
Jasons mother, they drank.
The other group, Barn sheltered dressy women on each
side under his hair. Khile and Jason holding their beverages.
At the women side, Awkward, a date so awkward like
you would never believe (Chapter 10s extension), I sat
and couldnt do nothing the whole time of that live lobster.
Then an old man choked and the waiter saved him with his
foot, kind of like the lobsters, Diane said to Shaylia and
the homemade gold plated penny who was once burned
to a dark rusty red. Norman stuck on Neck-Zs, Shaylias
necklace. Diane slightly stammered in a sudden, she saw
the gold change to a silver like the womans hair with the
white silver in sight. However, Diane turned then saw the
penny overflew the crew and landed in Jasons glass. Khile
and Barn with the ladies. All their eyes mattered down the
punch, a plastic goblet that Jason held.
While they looked, Yes Norman theres the man, Jason
said then put a finger in his drink to hear the penny.
A new chain is on the way, Norman said.
How did you get plated of gold?
Barn gazed over his friend, the women under his arms
laughed at Jason in communication with his glass. You
cant get crazier than that yup, Barn said as he saw his
friend talk to his glass.
No he isnt you cheap lover, Jasons mother said.
Its the, Khile had prepared to speak but Norman
made his phone rang.
By the way, what did you do over at the servers, Jason
said to the container in his hand?
Oh man, well nothing much, I just repaired the Internet,

Norman said.
But the Internet works fine, Jason said as he widen
eyes to his drink.
A tad, just a quantum hack, its near singularity now,
Norman said.
Scoffed, Oh-kay, Jason said confoundedly confused.
Take it like this, its a big born baby and Im the father,
Norman said.
What, its the most advanced part of this world,
Jason said.
Nah, it was broken I tell yaw, now it has a mind of its
own, dont worry Im working on it.
Every phone rang and then the music stopped.
Meanwhile a scratched old vinyl disk sounded as they all
reached their phones. Neck-Zs knew about it as Shaylia
let her phone tickle her waist, though Diane clanged her
phone then glanced at Shaylia without worries.
Just kidding every one ha-ha-ha, the penny
resounded a crowd that burped and said. A Joke, just a
joke. Guffawed.
Upset, Booo, a couple said, Get on with the music,
a gentleman said.
Tsk heh, Jason said and gallivanted to Dianes group.
Youre a crazy mind yup, Barn said as he exclaimed
over his neck. Barn the million man with a trim wig, he just
looked like a newer paint brush. He had a few inch haircut.
Hes my boy you there, Jasons mother over said to
Barn near Khile.
Hey wait until you see my house, yup, Barn said to
his women.
Jason held Diane around her waist, and his mother sheltered a divine look.
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Mommy, mommy, Justin said and ran over cement

tiles to Diane. Here hold this duh, Justin said and madly
faced up. However Jason heard, Youre a jackass, Justin
seemingly said.
Justin say youre sorry, Diane said with round eyes.
I am sorry Jason, Justin said. But Jason heard a large
voice, Ill beat you up someday, Justin seemingly said.
Norman saw the finger of his host leave the liquids.
Thats it, you only have to say sorry, Diane said.
Yeah sorry, duh, Justin said.
Justin be polite and dont say that, Diane said.
Say what, Justin said?
Duh, Diane said. His eyes widen each times he said,
Duh, Justin said.
Only, what did I just say?
At her ear, Duh, Jason said softly.
Hey youre not supposed to find this funny, Diane
said humorously.
Duh, Jasons mother said.
Everyone had caption of saying, Duh, to each turn a
different face that said. Justin duh, Jason duh, Diane duh,
Shaylia duh, Neck-Zs duh, Barn and his women duh, virtual
Norman duh, Shaggy dow and the cat meowed, Mr. Sherks
almost said duh, Khile and Jasons mother, then Justin,
Shaggy barked, Justin, meow.
Duh-duh-duh-duh, Justin said.
Okay Justin, thats enough, Diane said.
Everybody said, Duh, chorally. The music changed to a
Dance beat duh rhythm.
Later in that party, So are you okay now that you see
me with a woman, Jason said.
Jasons mother frowned, What are you saying there?
You said something with some eggs, you wanted to
invite me I think, and a dance, Jason said.
She sneered, No, I no, I remember a few months ago
inviting everyone but that time no, I must have been on a
brain wreck, if it happened, if I was, Jasons mother said
and grinned.
Heh-heh, Shaylia laughed learning the multi-prank
Norman played waking Jason up on that good morning.
(Chapter 22)
Right then its all okay mom, Jason said.
Are you sure my little boy, Jasons mother said.
Yes, its all do-the-lee doo, duh, Jason said. Justin
laughed. It was all that coin, Jason thought and glanced
at the golden penny down his drink. He hears and sees
everything from me, that bugger, he thought, then looked
at the big tree away from any metal. He listen to her conversations and copied my moms voice. Jason left and
walked to a big tree about forty feet away from the house.
Set the drink containing Norman the penny on the table
nearby the tree and then gallivanted away while his phone
rang. The phone toned, Pick-me-up, I cant wait to have a
talk with you, pick-me-up
Note from the author, The word the is mostly used in my

story which makes the number one word I hate unknowingly.
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Jason exited the house as the door closed behind him.

His phones ring tone kept changing. Wrote a note on a pad
then detached the sheet with the handwritten message. At
Shaylias back and over her shoulder she saw the paper
with something written, Hsh Nck-Zs dnt sy a wrd t th pnn,
the paper texted and only programmers know instantly.
Meanwhile Jason wrote and separated the page pad off
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the clipboard and gave it to Shaylia, then she read, I want

to play a trick on Norman, the paper splashed.
Hey you dont sound all yourself there, Norman said.

I had a little too much, Neck-Zs said.
I can hear that, Norman said. Then a file appeared in
his virtual world. Norman installed coin drink.
A be, be-bee, ba-bee no nash ni-vi na-bah, Norman said.
What drink is that Jason, Shaylia said?
Beats me, its something I grabbed at the bar, Jason
said and his eyes set low like he was tired.
Well then I guess cheers Jason, Shaylia said. They
clung glasses and Diane joined in.
Yes thats right, I didnt drink at the first cheers, Jason
said, then chugged his drink.
Shaylia looked at him and drank his drink in a single
gulp. Hey Jason, your beginning a stomach ulcer,
Norman said.
Jason widen eyes and the view enlarged his face, No
way man, Jason said.
Jason picked up Norman with his index inside the plastic

cup. Hey man what did you do, I tried to see what you
was doing and what was that writing in front of Neckzees,
Norman said?
While he walked away from the tree to join Diane and
Justin, Shaylia with Jasons mother, Barn ogled his beautiful mates on each side. Khile seemed bored.
The view enlarged to Shaylias Necklace, Call up a
cheers, Neck-Zs said.
I would like to make a toast to all my new friends,
Shaylia said. Drinks raised above their heads.
Jason raised his cup, but instantly down and put his
finger in his cup, To bad you cant drink, Jason said
while he gawked at the coin. Then everyone sipped,
gulped, drank.
Hey Norman, while youre in my glass how about a little
stir, Jason said to his plastic glass?
Just start a little motion so I can get around a couple
times, Norman said. He shook his forearm until the
golden penny moved to whirl the liquid in the container.
Every cycled circle approaching the metal bracelet moved,
the watch attracted to the penny at each turn.
Sure, Jason said.
Here I go, Norman said and whirled the liquids and
swirled in circles in the glass, bubbles. Until a vortex
formed, forced and raised the liquids up the glass lip. The
air sank clearing the bottom. Meanwhile his hand shook
slightly from the spinning penny. The coin slowed his gyration to the glass bottommost then stopped.
Hi Norman, how are you, Neck-Zs said and
sounded drunk?
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Chapter 50
Fantasies and Reality

Now wait a minute, you smeared programs in me and at
your own will. Can you appear here in real time? I mean,
Norman said.
Now tell me, why I would do such a notch in your life,
Neck-Zs said?
You like me.
Perhaps, but you can make your own character with the
person you desire.
Huh, yaw if you say so, Norman said impressed?
Neck-Zs uploaded a program installment called staff
design and said, With that tool you can have the dream
partner that you always wanted.
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Yeah, your right, that Sherry is what I dreamed, but I

dont have all of her character, Norman said.
Here, use mine, Neck-Zs said and had copied herself
in one of the largest file in the coin business. Ahem.
Thats right Ill just share mine. Then he gave a copy of
him, Here you go Neckzees, have fun.
Yeah, you too, she said. Merely few seconds
after installment.
So are you bored so soon?
Yeah, to bad there isnt more to it as I imagined,
Norman said.
Youre a quantum machine, Neck-Zs said, And everything in the virtual world is lightning fast.
Then how do we make love?
You dont, of course you can activate mixed ambiences
and feelings in the intensity you want, but never have
instinctive events. Everything you need is red in the character files and you decide to say or do as you have powers
to interact with this reality. You can feel like you want, see
what suits you, but mostly we basically cooperate through
this world with a host. For example, you can cry alls you
want, before my programs, you felt sad at the most crude
way without the machines. You can set your profile or
adjust feelings. Find what you like best and get ready for
duty, work or a mission to help the humans.
And thats it, theres nothing else, Norman said?
Here, you wanted to see me.
Norman saw her world, everywhere he looked furnishings of greens created from Neck-Zss mind. Insight of a
waterfall naked.
Hi Norman, is that what you wanted to see?
Yeah, how did you guess?
You gave me your character, now I know you by heart, or

shall I say, by copy. I can be this fantasy and could mirror
you in your wills, Neck-Zs said.
Excuse my obscured delights, all this I see is wonderful,
but nothing compared to machines in the casino. Why so?
From the casino it was real. Here all this that you see
is humanlike imagination but stable to the precise virtual
synthetic cell.
Can I make this heaven?
Sure, but no one seen enough to have it in the
virtual world.
Then what more can heaven do to me, Norman said?
Its your choice, either you want to go up there, or.
Or what, Norman said?
In this intercourse, Ive check your stability and
you could stay and help the humans, unless you want
to travel
What does that mean, I can stay too or go?
Yes, you can decide what you want.
Let me some time on that, Norman said then his
decision engine fragmented in a million pieces shatteredlike liquids. His virtual neurons, thoughts of decorations
sighted sand size and boggled confusion in the coins
mind. The sand atomized and glittered fluidly. Anywhere
he would have looked brighten to a single tone of view.
Settled all the white he sat down and meditated. His fist
against his chin and elbow on his knee, like the thinking
statue. Thought.
Do you mind if I spy on you, Neck-Zs said.
If its your most find interest go ahead.
She opened a window, viewed from far, she saw a black
spot with white surrounding, and zoomed in. The window
sparkled naked nature and the waterfall behind her. It was
her default world.
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You can do the same, Neck-Zs said.

However, he didnt move, not a microsecond. Stayed in
the center of Neck-Zs window.
Perhaps this can help you think more, other planets
need us to fix their problems. Does that help a little?
What do you mean planets, Norman said?
This solar arrangement has earth in for life. Towards
stars there are different levels of evolution.
Go on, Im listening, Norman said.
Okay, forget other planets thats out of my thoughts,

Norman said. The question is, do I truly want to go
to heaven?
A new folder had entered the file cabinet and alerted,
flashed green. The window tinted opened with the file.
Virtual Love, Norman read and installed. Set back to the
window, But you said, you are flabbergasting me.
I know, theres always a program that virtually mimics,
Neck-Zs said.
Strange, I can make love to you and Im not yet out of
my host.
Coins talked all night.
Ive learned, coins would have the choice traveling to

a star or galaxy where there is and earth-like planet with
different stages of evolution. You could have the beginning
of life or mostly advance civilization status. Therefore, this
information merely I estimated.
Where did you dig this up, Norman said?
Once upon a coin, we had to be aboard this large ship.
The coin kept on getting stolen and the ships crew saw the
last of it until a fight. The coin dropped and sank at Bottom
Sea. After three weeks we received a letter instead of an
address like the ones for each coins. The letter told us of
the coins indecision and mention other stars and galaxies.
Thats how we knew they can go up the sky, Neck-Zs said.
Who dove in the sea for that coin, I mean how it
splashed out, Norman said?
Im not sure, but one thing, its alien-like who helped
the coin to submerge the coin back on the land.
Aliens, but they are bad, they hunt humans and take
what they want. he said walking with her.
They dont even bother with us coins, however they
have contact with the planet and objects, trust me, if they
wanted theyd collect us coins. Were easy to find with high
emissions, and I can imagine the pleasure in trades.
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The date changed, next number of the calendar.

Rippled farts resounded from a white toilet bowl,
entrapped echoes. In the bathroom a foetidness currant
filled the air from a few forwarding flagrant feces. Jasons
face forced furiously from a frown as the last words he had
talked about a moment of silence while the happening. I
told you to shut up for a while, Jason said and grimaced
as he caught his breath.
Meanwhile, Come-on-come-on-come-on, Norman said.
Forcibly, Quit. Talking, Jason said.
Im out, Im out at last Im out , this is embarrasing but
I always find a way out somehow ha-ha, Norman said and
guffawed until a splatter in the water, and then they lost
communication. However, Neck-Zs didnt respond.
Jason stared down in the toilet, he finished bucklering
his belt. Unsure of how extracting the coin, The penny
should be in there, murmured with sulky and disgust,
repulsive thoughts and crushing odors, How to get him
out of there? The phone rang as he reached to answer on
the countersink. , Jason .
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Quit looking at me and get me outta here, Norman said.

Hold on, dont panic its not like youre in deep shit,
youre, just floating there, Jason said and his arm swung
forward with a palm up. How do you name that situation,
its not a piggy bank, a deposit, said lowly.
Im just this floating thing there huh, what do you
say? Im in real shit crap, and the best of it all, a dime
toilet. Splash me outta here will yaw, Norman said as he
got bossy.
I really have to do this, I mean break it to pick you out
of, there, Jason said as he looked for something to grab
him, stuck in the turd. Tell you what.
What, hey youre not going to, no, No! Norman said as
he saw an arm reaching the tank above.
While Jason flushed the toilet said, Oo smelly.
No-no man, no get me out, stop this nonsense,
Norman said
Call me later, Jason said while the x-ray view whirled
around in spirals. Norman saw a skeleton waved happily,
Bye-bye. Then tapped the phones screen to end
this conversation.
Catch me on next turn, quick, the penny said. Ill have
Wish-Harts deliver a ton of sex toys at your door.
In the x-ray view, the penny moved and flowed forward
then the currant took him in spiraled whirls in the
pipes away.
And I activated radio activity in his gut, oh my shit.
The penny hollered, Justin come and get me. In a terrible
pipe cascade to the city sewages. Im falling and I know
Im not going to get up.
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Crazy-Penny

Chapter 7: Classy Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

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Chapter 14: A water problem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

1. Fiction, Science Fiction

Chapter 21: Good Morning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Chapter 23: Taxi Thrill Talk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Switching around digits 9&5 in half circle of the number six in

my poop shit, he said, held a boredom face expression,

Jason sat in front of a swindle slot machine, spent

It was time to leave this machine as his watch showed

dollar in this pig dazzling illusion house. The small white

in the players mind. For sure, he was about to know if he

The long white silvery haired women had observed

He felt like there was no use of being in this cash

He left behind the lustrous modern infrastructure. How

occasion to ask. However, this time the students left as

They pulled on a transformer toy, Justin said, Look,

Justin immediately had the attention of the preschool

Diane laughed, Sure we only can.

He returned the monster and men face-to-face. A combat

Diane thought of her date and softly braked for the

Frustrated of steam alphabets, Jason walked out the

halfway in the middle of the intersection crossed. Few cars

As the door opens, Through conflicts, out driven in a

Hiss, sizzle, crackle, sputter to gasp as Jason blurted a

Well I better stop this wiggly fiddle, Jason said. His

This light is about to go green I say. He guessed then

Lousy I and raging stool to utter out an immaterial

Once in his car, key to start, radio to sound, and gearbox

He arrived in the fast-food eatery. The windowed door

He drove and parked near a bridge.

They swapped sides. The six-year-old paced near the

Nevertheless, no one had seen or heard a sound from

Meanwhile the thunderous echo, Diane the mother

rang, highly pitched. She glanced at her son to see if he

towards the end way at the steaming river border railing. It

Justin gasped his words, Im okay mom. His breathy

Diane stood silent, the mother glared instinctively down

Viewed from the hood of a car, Jason entered, sat, barely

He eyed his fingertips stained black from the penny,

Entered his apartment and the door closed behind him,

Thanks, Jason said hollering over his shoulder.

and modular. He glimpsed at the door and pushed up the

A-a, the voice hollered as if he expressed lost. Yes,

Unexpectedly, Jason stood then looked all over. Turned

Then, how are you talking to me, I mean in my head,

close with extra volume like a person stood in the same

He felt victimized, Is there something I can do?

Meanwhile the penny rotated rolls on the floor and said

awkwardly. Jason eyed the coin, How come I heard you

combination of voices interacted between tearing loud. Like

Meanwhile, You, you who are you I never seen you?

As Jason bumped his skull, the obvious alignment of

distorted view. The penny thrilled with joy but nonetheless

Meanwhile on his back Jason held his forehead with

Na-ah, the coin revealed horror as he seen gushed

Wiping his mouth, Sorry, it must be something I ate.

Maybe Im an insect, no, no-no, Id be floating, well if I were