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" "But you're in the country legally for the long term, correct? " "Oh, yes, sir," Jende said. For a long second Clark stared at Jende, his vacant green eyes giv¬ing no clue to his thoughts. "Very well, then," Clark said, picking up the phone. Jende Jonga exhaled. The terror that had gripped his chest when Clark Edwards men¬tioned the word "papers" slowly loosened. "And you've been here for how long? " "Three years, sir. He paused, startled by Clark's thunderous sneeze. "May God bless you, sir," he said as the executive placed his wrist under his nose and let loose another sneeze, louder than the first.
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