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you throw out the ones who have fought moderation right down to
the last ditch. You know whom I mean. You know who's grown richer
and richer since the switchover. Throw him out, and you too can be
rich." He paused for a deep breath. "You want the code word to unlock
the machines? All right, I'll give it to you."
He swung around to point a long finger at the fat man sitting there.
"The code word is TORKLESON!"
* * * * *
Much later, Walter Towne and Jeff Bates pried the trophies off the wall
of the big office. The lawyer shook his head sadly. "Pity about Dan
Torkleson. Gruesome affair."
Walter nodded as he struggled down with a moose head. "Yes, a pity,
but you know the boys when they get upset."
"I suppose so." The lawyer stopped to rest, panting. "Anyway, with the

newly elected board of directors, things will be different for everybody.
You took a long gamble."
"Not so long. Not when you knew what they wanted to hear. It just took
a little timing."
"Still, I didn't think they'd elect you secretary of the union. It just
doesn't figure."
Walter Towne chuckled. "Doesn't it? I don't know. Everything's been a
little screwy since the switchover. And in a screwy world like this--"
He shrugged, and tossed down the moose head. "Anything figures."

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