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more money for the other side.
 For a while. The autistic angle is something important, something
we need to conceal as long as we can. Have you ever heard of the term
Idiot Savant? Some autistics are like that. There ae indications that
after numerous gate passages we may develop unusual talents like
they have without becoming either idiots or autistic.
I voiced my worries.  But what if someone finds out you are bribing
people and offers more money?
Messler took it in stride.  There aren t many people with enough
money to outbid me. And remember this: I ve lived more than a
century now. You would be amazed at the number of friends and
agents and contacts a man makes or can plug into key positions over
that stretch of time, especially a wealthy man. Trust me. I can control
public opinion for a good long while, in this country anyway, and
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Rita reflected.  A good long while. How long is that.
 Long enough, I hope, but again, that s no permanent solution, as Lee
says. That s where you two come in.
He paused for a moment, looking us over.  You two beat stupendous
odds. You came through the gates twice, alone and as paired partners.
I don t think that s happened to anyone else. You are unique.
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Donna and Russell had shared our good fortune.
 We re glad, I said, squeezing Rita s hand. She leaned against me,
nodding agreement.
 You ve also developed a sensitivity to the thoughts of other people.
He said that as an obvious statement, something we already knew.
 Is that normal for Seconders? I asked.
Messler smiled, giving us a hint of his old personality.  You must
know that it is, but there s more. What else have you noticed?
I tried but couldn t think of anything else of real significance. Rita
could, though, even if she hadn t mentioned it to me.  We re smarter
than we were. I ve noticed it more and more lately. I m seeing
correlations and finding errors I wouldn t have picked up before.
Suddenly I knew she was right. I thought of how easily I had been
delving the nuances of the newscasts lately where before it had taken
some brainpower.  What does it mean? Will we keep on getting
smarter and more sensitive to each other?
Messler smiled, looking almost like his old self again.  You will if you
keep going through the gates like I have.
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Flies might have made a home in my mouth before I got it closed, but
Rita took it in stride.
 How many times have you gone through? she asked, speaking as
nonchalantly as if we were discussing a routine shopping trip.
 Several times. Messler glanced away, and I knew we weren t going
to get a solid number out of him.
 But why? I asked.  Did you get hurt or sick? Or did you want to try
changing your sex again? I knew, of course, that the NSC had forced
poor Renfrow to go through the gates several times, and quite a few
Seconders had gone through a third time after suffering radiation
poisoning in the attack on San Antonio as we had. But no one that I
knew went through the gates for the hell of it they were still too
much of an unknown too alien.
Messler regarded us with a solemn expression for a moment before
explaining.  I think the first time I went through again after becoming
a Seconder was a combination of curiosity and a simple hunch that I
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