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Show Coffee Drinkers Preferred Page 19 of 307 "So," I had to draw the- spotlight off of me. "Why foul your air with all this smoke, anyway." "Smoking? That's my insurance policy. Rather die early when I can wipe my own butt than later when I'm all alone and can't wipe my own butt." Clever head-gamers know how to keep people perpetually unbalanced. I thought I was one of these. I thought I was one of the best. I can actually get people to do things for me they never thought they would do. It can be satisfying. But Steve here was so much more skilled a manipulator than I was, that I felt all I could do is sit at the feet of the master and watch. Was he just being candid or was he trying to draw sympathy? I had no idea, and this is what I mean by being kept off balance. You don't know whether you should keep your guard up or give the guy a hug. I was clearly not going to give the guy a hug. It is perfectly acceptable in Sanpete to grunt and nod in response to almost anything. I grunted and nodded. "So listen," he turned back to his monitor. "I got three addresses to find. A client asked me to track these people down. I can do it with little more than a few clicks and a keyboard. I know you probably know your way around the Internet, but I need you to watch me and take some notes. I'll be banging in some |