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... into his lap and he swallowed hard. Eventually, he heard Gagrave’s mandibles give a thoughtful click. “Let me get this straight,” he said, “you don’t like bugs, but ol’ hornhead sent you anyway?” A slight, hesitant inclination of the head from Rosencrantz confirmed it. The silence was overwhelming. Rosencrantz bit down on his lip hard. Mantidonians weren’t known to be especially violent, it was...