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A Figure Like That<br />

SIXTY-ONE<br />

Stan, eventually, agreed with Yasmin that<br />

Steve could come along with them to find<br />

Thiago; mostly because it seemed he knew a<br />

lot, lot more that he had presumed he really<br />

should, and this concerned him, but also there<br />

was the fact that he might be useful if only for<br />

numbers sake. He had no idea how many<br />

people there will be with Thiago and Jamie,<br />

Stan would have had no problem with this on<br />

his own when he was a bit younger, but these<br />

days, although he still had the skills to defend<br />

himself, physically he felt his body might fail<br />

him if he pushed it too far now. All that kick<br />

boxing and Kung Fu that he knew would not<br />

protect him if he was no longer quick enough to<br />

duck that punch flying towards his face or<br />

tough enough take a kick to his chest. It was<br />

true, Steve hardly had the physique to protect<br />

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